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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Andy Turko, Southington, CT (US);
Tracy A. Propheter-hinckley, Manchester, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andy Turko, Southington, CT (US);
Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); F01D 9/044 (2013.01); B23K 2201/001 (2013.01); F05D 2230/237 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
A turbine component is formed of at least a plurality of adjacent turbine subcomponents. Each turbine component has a mate face secured to the mate face of an opposed turbine subcomponent. A wedge member is positioned between the mate faces of the turbine subcomponents, and a braze material between outer faces of the wedge and the mate faces of each of the turbine subcomponents.