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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Sukumar Agaram, Bangalore, IN;
Narasimha K V Rao, Bangalore, IN;
Sukumar Agaram, Bangalore, IN;
Narasimha K V Rao, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotor assembly. The rotor assembly may include a rotor, at least one axial slot positioned about the rim of the rotor having a first staking recess positioned therein, a blade positioned within each of the axial slots having a second staking recess positioned therein, a staking insert having a base portion and a projection extending therefrom with the base portion being disposed within the first staking recess and the projection being disposed within the second staking recess, and a shim positioned within the first staking recess adjacent to the base portion, opposite the projection, of the staking insert. The first staking recess retains the staking insert while the projection of the staking insert retains the blade in both the aft and forward directions.