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US4396445A
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Method of making a ceramic turbine rotor unit
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-30
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2000-05-30
Abstract
Abstract The turbine rotor unit comprises a ceramic rotor and a ceramic shaft. Connection or bonding of the rotor and the shaft is made by applying a slip of ceramic material to engaging sections of the rotor and the shaft and baking them for solidification of the slip. If metal-silicone is used as a material for the rotor and the shaft, the connection or bonding of them can be made without the slip.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoto Sasaki
- 👤 Kenji Nakayama
- 👤 Tadayoshi Hirao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:11
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/28; F01D5/284; B; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/06; B22F7/062; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632; C04B37/00; C04B37/003; C04B37/005; F01D5/02; F01D5/025; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/04; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of producing a turbine rotor unit of ceramic comprising the procedural combination of steps of: (a) separately preparing first and second articles from a ceramic material in green condition which are respectively formed into a rotor proper and a shaft proper, said first article having therethrough a bore defined by a bore-bounding wall and having a size which matches substantially with a surface of an end of said second article; (b) heating said first and second articles to allow them to be incompletely sintered; (c) applying a slip of the same ceramic material as the first and second articles to at least one of the bore-bounding wall of said first article and the surface of said end of said second article; (d) disposing said end of said second article into said bore of said first article in such a manner that the surface of said end of said second article contacts with the bore-bounding wall of said first article; and (e) firing the temporarily connected first and second articles to allow the same to be sintered so that upon completion of this step, said first and second articles thus sintered are securely bonded with each other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of producing a turbine rotor unit of ceramic comprising the procedural combination of steps of: (a) separately preparing first and second articles from a ceramic material in green condition which are respectively formed into a rotor proper and a shaft proper, said first article having therethrough a bore defined by a bore-bounding wall and having a size which matches substantially with a surface of an end of said second article; (b) heating said first and second articles to allow them to be incompletely sintered; (c) applying a slip of the same ceramic material as the first and second articles to at least one of the bore-bounding wall of said first article and the surface of said end of said second article; (d) disposing said end of said second article into said bore of said first article in such a manner that the surface of said end of said second article contacts with the bore-bounding wall of said first article; and (e) firing the temporarily connected first and second articles to allow the same to be sintered so that upon completion of this step, said first and second articles thus sintered are securely bonded with each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which said bore is bounded by a frusto-conical surface formed on said first article, and in which said end of said shaft proper is formed into an arrow-head construction to match with the form of the frusto-conical bore of said first article.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (a) further includes the steps of preparing said rotor proper by separately moulding a green article by either injection moulding or slip casting and preparing said shaft proper by separately moulding a green article by slip casting or hydrostatic pressure moulding, said bore being formed in said rotor proper during moulding.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-08-01 | 1987-01-31 | 1987-08-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-08-01 | 1991-01-31 | 1991-08-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-08-01 | 1995-01-31 | 1995-08-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |