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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christian Michael Hansen, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael James Healy, Greenville, SC (US);
Brian Denver Potter, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Locking spacer assemblies, rotor assemblies and turbomachines are provided. In one embodiment, a locking spacer assembly includes a first end piece and a second end piece each configured to fit into a space between platforms of adjacent rotor blades, the first end piece and second end piece each comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface having a profile adapted to project into an attachment slot, wherein the inner surfaces of the first and second end pieces generally face each other. The locking spacer assembly further includes an actuator movable between the inner surfaces, the actuator comprising a projection, the projection comprising a first surface and a second surface formed on the projection and configured to engage the inner surfaces, the first and second surfaces generally perpendicular to radial.