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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Ian David Wilson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Ian David Wilson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F16D 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is disclosed that includes a turbine engine having a first rotary component having a first annular coupling disposed about a rotational axis of the engine. The first annular coupling has an axially converging surface relative to the rotational axis. The system also includes a second rotary component having a second annular coupling disposed about the rotational axis of the turbine engine, wherein the second annular coupling comprises an axially diverging surface such that the axially converging surface of the first annular coupling mates with the axially diverging surface.