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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
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 7/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/36 (2006.01); F04D 29/34 (2006.01); B64C 11/34 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F01D 5/3023 (2013.01); F01D 5/32 (2013.01); F01D 5/323 (2013.01); F04D 29/323 (2013.01); F04D 29/34 (2013.01); F04D 29/362 (2013.01); B64C 11/06 (2013.01); B64C 11/343 (2013.01); F05B 2260/74 (2013.01); F05B 2260/77 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/70 (2013.01); F05D 2260/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example blade apparatus includes: a collet including a slot to receive an end of a blade; and a plurality of retainers including a first retainer positioned on a first end of the collet and a second retainer positioned on a second end of the collet to provide axial retention for the blade in the slot.