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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Stephen M. Antonellis, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Frank Heydrich, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stephen M. Antonellis, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Frank Heydrich, Phoenix, AZ (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor configured for rotation about an engine axis, the rotor including an aft surface including a rotor slot and a cover plate attached to the aft surface of the rotor, the cover plate including a tab received within the rotor slot and a cover plate slot aligned with the rotor slot. A lock assembly disposed within the rotor slot holds a position of the cover plate relative to the rotor. The lock assembly includes a key portion conforming to the rotor slot, a lock portion engageable with a surface of the rotor slot and a threaded member for holding the lock assembly within the rotor slot.