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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Eric Steven Buskirk, Guilderland, NY (US);
William Earl Fish, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Karsten Johannes Tessarzik, Altamont, NY (US);
Eric Steven Buskirk, Guilderland, NY (US);
William Earl Fish, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Karsten Johannes Tessarzik, Altamont, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotating machine includes a stationary member and a rotating member moveable relative to the stationary member. The rotating member includes at least one balancing member assembly receiving portion having a plurality of internal threads. The rotating machine also includes a balancing member assembly including first and second interlocking balancing members. The balancing member assembly also includes a plurality of external threads that are operatively connected to the internal threads of the balancing member assembly receiving portion. With this arrangement, the balancing member assembly provides a dynamic balance for the rotating member.