Blade dovetail and retention apparatus
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsNicholas Joseph Kray, Ian F. Prentice
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a slot to accommodate a blade of an engine. An example apparatus includes: a socket to receive an end of a blade; and a retaining device to interact with the socket and the blade for retention of the end of the blade in the socket. The example retaining device includes: a spacer to be positioned in the socket with the end of the blade; a wedge positioned inside the spacer; and a spring to tighten to pull the wedge to expand the spacer.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a socket to receive an end of a blade;
- and
- a retaining device to interact with the socket and the blade for retention of the end of the blade in the socket, the retaining device including:
- a spacer to be positioned in the socket with the end of the blade;
- a wedge positioned inside the spacer;
- and
- a spring to tighten to pull the wedge to expand the spacer.
A retaining apparatus comprising:
- a spacer to be positioned in a socket with an end of a blade;
- a wedge positioned inside the spacer;
- and
- a spring to tighten to pull the wedge to expand the spacer.
A retaining system for a blade of an engine, the retaining system comprising:
- means for spacing to be positioned in a socket with an end of a blade;
- means for wedging positioned inside the means for spacing;
- and
- means for tightening to pull the means for wedging to expand the means for spacing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.