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US5425622A
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Turbine blade attachment means
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1993-12-23
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Granted: 1995-06-20
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Expires: 2013-12-23
Abstract
Abstract The multi-lug attachment of the blades to the disk of a turbine rotor of a gas turbine engine, where the blades are air-cooled, optimizes weight reduction and tensile stress by attachment including a pair of lugs that transitions from a contoured airfoil to a pair of parallel rails releasably attached to complementary recesses formed in the disk. One lug is transitioned from the pressure surface to the attachment surface and the other lug is transitioned from the suction surface to the attachment surface. The lugs are tapered to optimize the attachment.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R. Murray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:29
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/30; F01D5/3007; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A blade attachment for an air-cooled blade supported in a disk, said disk having an outer rim, said blade having an airfoil section including wall means defining a pressure surface having a contour and a suction surface having a contour, said blade attachment comprising a pair of lugs extending from the base of said airfoil section to a bottom edge dimensioned to fit into a recess formed adjacent said outer rim of said disk, one lug of said pair of lugs including a contoured neck portion transitioning from the curved contour of said suction surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, the other lug of said pair of lugs transitioning from a curved contour from said pressure surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, said straight contour of said lug extending from said suction surface and said straight contour of said one lug extending from said pressure surface being in parallel relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A blade attachment for an air-cooled blade supported in a disk, said disk having an outer rim, said blade having an airfoil section including wall means defining a pressure surface having a contour and a suction surface having a contour, said blade attachment comprising a pair of lugs extending from the base of said airfoil section to a bottom edge dimensioned to fit into a recess formed adjacent said outer rim of said disk, one lug of said pair of lugs including a contoured neck portion transitioning from the curved contour of said suction surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, the other lug of said pair of lugs transitioning from a curved contour from said pressure surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, said straight contour of said lug extending from said suction surface and said straight contour of said one lug extending from said pressure surface being in parallel relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A blade attachment for an air-cooled blade supported in a disk as claimed in claim 1 wherein said attachment is a dove tail attachment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A blade attachment for an air-cooled blade supported in a disk as claimed in claim 2 wherein said one lug and said other lug taper from said airfoil from a narrower cross section to a wider cross section at said bottom edge of said one lug and said other lug of said blade.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A blade attachment for an air-cooled blade supported in a disk as claimed in claim 1 wherein said blade includes a platform and said taper begins at said platform.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
193 words
For a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having a turbine rotor including an air-cooled blade supported in a turbine disk, said turbine disk having an outer rim, said blade having an airfoil section, a platform and a pair of lugs, said airfoil section including wall means defining a pressure surface having a contour and a suction surface having a contour, said pair of lugs extending from the base of said airfoil section to a bottom edge dimensioned to fit into a recess formed adjacent to said outer rim of said turbine disk, one lug of said of pair of lugs including a contoured neck portion transitioning from the curved contour of said suction surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, the other lug of said pair of lugs transitioning from a curved contour from said pressure surface to a straight contour at the said outer rim, said straight contour of said one lug extending from said suction surface and said straight contour of said other lug extending from said pressure surface being in parallel relationship, whereby the load path from said airfoil is direct to said pair of lugs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
193 words
For a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having a turbine rotor including an air-cooled blade supported in a turbine disk, said turbine disk having an outer rim, said blade having an airfoil section, a platform and a pair of lugs, said airfoil section including wall means defining a pressure surface having a contour and a suction surface having a contour, said pair of lugs extending from the base of said airfoil section to a bottom edge dimensioned to fit into a recess formed adjacent to said outer rim of said turbine disk, one lug of said of pair of lugs including a contoured neck portion transitioning from the curved contour of said suction surface to a straight contour at said outer rim, the other lug of said pair of lugs transitioning from a curved contour from said pressure surface to a straight contour at the said outer rim, said straight contour of said one lug extending from said suction surface and said straight contour of said other lug extending from said pressure surface being in parallel relationship, whereby the load path from said airfoil is direct to said pair of lugs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
For a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having a turbine rotor including an air-cooled blade supported in a turbine disk as claimed in claim 5 wherein said attachment is a dove tail attachment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
For a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having a turbine rotor including an air-cooled blade supported in a turbine disk as claimed in claim 6 wherein said one lug and said other lug taper from said airfoil from a narrower cross section to a wider cross section at said bottom edge of said one lug and said other lug of said pair of lugs of said turbine blade.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
For a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having a turbine rotor including an air-cooled blade supported in a turbine disk as claimed in claim 7 wherein the taper of said one lug and said other lug begins at said platform.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1998-06-19 | 1998-12-19 | 1999-06-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2002-06-19 | 2002-12-19 | 2003-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2006-06-19 | 2006-12-19 | 2007-06-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |