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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Joseph Kray, West Chester, OH (US);
Ian F. Prentice, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F01D 5/3023 (2013.01); F01D 5/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example apparatus includes: a socket to receive an end of a blade; and a retaining device to interact with the socket and the blade for retention of the end of the blade in the socket. The example retaining device includes: a spacer to be positioned in the socket with the end of the blade; a wedge positioned inside the spacer; and a spring to tighten to pull the wedge to expand the spacer.