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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Robert Brassfield, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Judd Dodge Tressler, Mason, OH (US);
Alan Lionel Webb, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ;
Abstract
An impingement baffle for a turbine nozzle vane includes a perforate sleeve for discharging impingement air therethrough. A cap closes the sleeve at a top end, and includes an inlet hole. A spoolie cup includes a flange at the bottom thereof which is disposed atop the cap around the inlet hole for channeling air therein. A retainer is joined to the cap to loosely trap the cup flange thereatop for permitting limited lateral sliding movement thereof.