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US4699569A
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Rotor blade ring of an axial flow turbomachine
Assignee: BBC BROWN BOVERI and COMPANY Ltd
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Filing: 1986-06-23
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-06-23
Abstract
Abstract In the rotor blade ring of an axial flow turbomachine, the rotor blades are each provided at their radially outer ends with a shroud plate and are fastened at their radially inner ends, by means of a root, in a corresponding groove of the machine rotor. The shroud plates are connected together in the peripheral direction by means of wires rolled into turned recesses. Grooves (10), with a clear width (w 1 ) which is dimensioned larger than the width (w 2 ) of the shroud plate turned recess (8) provided for the wire (7) to be rolled in, are machined in the end surface (6) of the shroud plate (2). A spacer means (11), surrounding the wire at least in the region of the rolling positions and removable after rolling, is laid in the grooves during the rolling procedure. This material is preferably a hard paper which is burnt to ashes during machine operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Gloor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 05:58
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/22; F01D5/225; F01D5/24; F05; F05D; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/96
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A rotor blade ring of an axial flow turbomachine comprising: a rotor; a plurality of rotor blades, each including a root at a radially inner end, means to fasten said roots to said rotor, and a shroud plate at a radially outer end; said shroud plate having a radially outer surface and peripheral end surfaces; a recess of a first width extending between said end surfaces in a peripheral direction in the radially outer surface of each shroud plate; grooves formed in said peripheral end surfaces colinear with said recess, said grooves being of a second width greater than said first width and extending a first distance in the direction of said recess; a wire provided in the recess of said shroud plates such that said shroud plates are connected together in the peripheral direction by said wire, means to hold said wires in said recess, and removable spacer means surrounding said wire in the region of said grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A rotor blade ring of an axial flow turbomachine comprising: a rotor; a plurality of rotor blades, each including a root at a radially inner end, means to fasten said roots to said rotor, and a shroud plate at a radially outer end; said shroud plate having a radially outer surface and peripheral end surfaces; a recess of a first width extending between said end surfaces in a peripheral direction in the radially outer surface of each shroud plate; grooves formed in said peripheral end surfaces colinear with said recess, said grooves being of a second width greater than said first width and extending a first distance in the direction of said recess; a wire provided in the recess of said shroud plates such that said shroud plates are connected together in the peripheral direction by said wire, means to hold said wires in said recess, and removable spacer means surrounding said wire in the region of said grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The rotor blade ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein said removable spacer means is a strip-shaped, flexible material with a width corresponding approximately to twice said first distance and which is in opposing grooves under the wire connecting two adjacent shrouds in each case.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The rotor blade ring as claimed in claim 2, wherein said spacer means material is a hard paper which burns to ashes during turbomachine operation.
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