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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Applicant:
Keith D Kimmel, Jupiter, FL (US);
Inventor:
Keith D Kimmel, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air cooled turbine blade or vane of a spar and shell construction with the shell made from a high temperature resistant material that must be formed from an EDM process. The shell and the spar both have a number of hooks extending in a spanwise direction and forming a contact surface that is slanted such that a contact force increases as the engaging hooks move away from one another. The slanted contact surfaces on the hooks provides for an better seal and allows for twisting between the shell and the spar while maintaining a tight fit.