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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Chad D. Munkres, Schenectady, NY (US);
Luis Antonio Nuñez Cruz, Querétaro, MX;
Edward Dewhurst, Schenectady, NY (US);
James A. Gruner, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F05D 2240/52 (2013.01); F05D 2260/98 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a thrust pad assembly for a turbomachine. The thrust pad assembly may include a thrust pad machining with an insert flange, a polymer liner positioned within the insert flange, and an oil feed configuration. The oil feed configuration includes one or more oil output ports extending through the thrust pad machining and an oil feed groove in the polymer liner.