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Bladed rotors

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1966-05-16
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Granted: 1971-06-28
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Expires: 1986-05-16
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Abstract

Abstract A ROTOR COMPRISING TWO AXIALLY SPACED DISCS, A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDING VANES BETWEEN THE DISCS WHICH JOIN THE DISCS TOGETHER, PREFERABLY THE VANES EXTEND BEYOND THE DISC AS LUGS WHICH DEFINE GUIDEWAYS FOR RECEIVING BLADES, WHEREBY THE RADIAL FORCE OF THE ROTATING BLADES IS TRANSMITTED IN TENSION TO THE VANES AND THEN AS A SHEAR LOADING INTO THE DISCS OVER A RELATIVELY LARGE AREA. IT IS ALSO PREFERABLE THAT ONE OF THE DISCS BE ANNULAR SO THAT COOLING AIR CAN ENTER AT THE INNER PERIPHERY AND BE IMPELLED THROUGH THE PASSAGEWAYS DEFINED BY THE VANES AND THEN ENTER THE BLADES THROUGH HOLES IN THE BASES OF THE TANGS.

Inventors

  • 👤 Werner E Howald
  • 👤 Jack D Wright

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:18
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/02; F01D5/021; F01D5/08; F01D5/085; F01D5/087; F01D5/30; F01D5/3007; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-06-27 1974-12-27 1975-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-06-27 1978-12-27 1979-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-06-27 1982-12-27 1983-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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