The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
May. 20, 1983
George Pask, Derby, GB;
Rolls-Royce Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A load distribution member for the turbine of a gas turbine engine comprises an annular diaphragm between regions P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 of high and low gas pressure respectively which is in the form of a part of a complete thin shelled toroid having a circular cross-section area of revolution. The radially outer edge of the annular diaphragm has a ring member attached thereto which is attached in turn to the undersides of an annular array of stator aerofoil vanes. The radially inner edge of the annular diaphragm has a ring member attached thereto which carries one element of an annular gas seal. The other element of the seal is attached to a rotary part of the turbine. The configuration of the part-toroid shape of the diaphragm is selected so that the axial forces exerted by the diaphragm upon the radially inner ring member are zero, thereby minimizing the degree of axial deflection of the seal element.