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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
Joseph T. Caprario, Cromview, CT (US);
Daniel J. Griffin, Enfield, CT (US);
Joseph T. Caprario, Cromview, CT (US);
Daniel J. Griffin, Enfield, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
Gas turbine engine systems involving rotor bayonet coverplates and tools for installing such coverplates are provided. In this regard, a representative turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a turbine disk operative to mount a set of turbine blades; and a coverplate having an annular main body portion and a spaced annular arrangement of tabs extending radially inwardly from the main body portion with open-ended gaps being located between the tabs, the tabs being operative to secure an inner diameter of the coverplate to the turbine disk.