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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A. Wesling, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Roger E. Maloon, Fayetteville, OH (US);
Charles J. Geiger, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ;
Abstract
A coupling assembly for connecting the aft end of an air duct to the compressor rear shaft in a gas turbine engine includes a retaining ring disposed in the central bore of the compressor rear shaft. The retaining ring has a first set of tabs extending axially therefrom, and the air duct has a second set of tabs extending axially from its aft end. The aft end of the air duct is disposed in the bore and positioned relative to the retaining ring so that the first set of tabs intermeshes with the second set of tabs.