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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Brett Darrick Klingler, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Brett Darrick Klingler, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a turbine assembly includes a first static structure and a second static structure radially outward of the first static structure. The assembly also includes a support member placed in a recess of the second static structure, wherein the support member includes first and second curved surfaces to contact the first and second static structures, respectively, and wherein the support member includes a biasing structure to retain the support member in the recess.