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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Nathan Tyler Woods, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron Todd Williams, West Chester, OH (US);
Robert Patrick Tameo, Peabody, MA (US);
Michael Thomas, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Charles Eric Lavender, Mason, OH (US);
Nathan Tyler Woods, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Aaron Todd Williams, West Chester, OH (US);
Robert Patrick Tameo, Peabody, MA (US);
Michael Thomas, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Charles Eric Lavender, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.