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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1993
Robert J Meade, West Chester, OH (US);
Richard W Albrecht, Fairfield, OH (US);
Robert H Weisgerber, Loveland, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An axial retention system for an interstage seal located in a gas turbine engine of a type having a turbine section including a first stage disk and a second stage disk. The interstage seal includes a web portion having an aft arm extending from said web, the aft arm having a peripheral rim adjacent the second stage disk. The axial retention system comprising a split ring having two overlapping ends and a plurality of radially outwardly extending tabs for engaging a plurality of inwardly extending tabs located on the second stage disk adjacent the peripheral rim, in a bayonet connection. The retaining ring is located within a slot formed in the peripheral rim and the outwardly extending tabs are positioned in a passageway formed by the disk tabs.