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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Michael Stephen Krautheim, Fountaintown, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michael Stephen Krautheim, Fountaintown, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/006 (2013.01); F01D 5/048 (2013.01); F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F01D 5/326 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel is constructed from a disk disposed for rotation about an axis and a ring with a plurality of blades being connectable to the disk. The wheel is operable for pumping, compressing, or expanding fluid in a turbomachine. The disk is configured to receive at least a portion of the ring within the disk and be coupled using a protrusion or protrusions. The protrusion can be configured to prevent relative movement between the disk and the ring. In some forms a bracket can be extended between the ring and disk to prevent relative movement.