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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Krupski, Cromwell, CT (US);
Peter V. Tomeo, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F02K 3/072 (2006.01); F02C 3/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F02K 3/072 (2013.01); F02C 3/067 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2250/712 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotating machine includes a plurality of rotors. Each of the rotors includes a rotor bore protruding radially inward from a platform. A ring shaped cover plate is interfaced with each rotor bore via at least one snap. The at least one snap includes a first arm extending from the cover plate and having a convex facing contact surface, and multiple second arms extending axially from each rotor bore and having contact surfaces facing the convex surface.