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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:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Maier, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Jack W Wilson, Jr, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415115 ; 4151821 ;
Abstract
Tip shroud segments (26) are supported in support ring (24). The ring has at its downstream end conical surface (32) mating and in interference fit with conical surface (16). When flange (20) is torqued, face (22) aligns and forces support ring (24) into the interference fit. Concentricity and rigidity of the shroud support is obtained in a structure easily assembled and disassembled.