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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Kenneth Michael Koza, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Allyn Keith Holliday, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
John Patrick Mcgrane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Michael Koza, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Allyn Keith Holliday, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
John Patrick McGrane, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a one embodiment, a balance weight includes a base, a rotational axis extending from the base, and a circumference having opposite cam surfaces about the rotational axis. The opposite cam surfaces are at least partially angled toward one another in a direction away from the base along the rotational axis. The balance weight is designed to mount in a groove of a rotary component of a turbine engine.