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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas J. Kray, Evendale, OH (US);
Gary W. Bryant, West Chester, OH (US);
Nitesh Jain, Bengaluru, IN;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/16 (2006.01); F02C 7/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/06 (2006.01); F01D 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/16 (2013.01); F01D 5/26 (2013.01); F01D 25/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to reduce deflection of an airfoil are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a plate including an aperture, the airfoil disposed in the aperture, and a damper operatively coupled between the plate and a hub of the airfoil, the damper to transform flexural deflection of the airfoil to radial deflection of the plate.