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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Flor Del Carmen Rivas, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gene David Palmer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Cleland Lavash, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Flor Del Carmen Rivas, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gene David Palmer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Cleland Lavash, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine comprises an oil deflector including at least one set of seal rings, and a shaft including an annular step. The step includes a circumferential surface in proximity to the seal rings of the oil deflector and a side surface extending radially from a center portion of the shaft and defining a groove positioned radially underneath the circumferential surface.