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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
May. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary P Peters, Lebanon, CT (US);
Robert L Rowley, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Peter E Voyer, Tolland, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4161 / ; 4162 / ; 4151995 ;
Abstract
A lightweight, rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine having a critical speed characteristic well above the operating speed is disclosed. Various construction details which enhance the axial stiffness of the rotor assembly and which shield a portion of the disk from working medium gases are developed. The rotor assembly employs a frustoconical member to connect a shaft to the disk.