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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Raymond Hess, Seneca, SC (US);
Roger Clayton Walker, Piedmont, SC (US);
Gabriel E. Robledo, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Paul Jeffrey Meyer, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/700 ;
Abstract
Stacked wheels of the rotor of a rotary machine are axially coupled to one another by tie bolt assemblies. Each tie bolt assembly includes a stud having forward and aft ends. The aft end of the stud includes a self-locking nut to thereby lock the stud/nut assembly against rotation relative to the rotor.