Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps – Including heat insulation or exchange means
Patent
1991-12-23
1993-07-13
Look, Edward K.
Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
Including heat insulation or exchange means
411 84, 411 85, 411966, F01D 2524, F16B 3928
Patent
active
052267881
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an annular integral bolt heat shield and axial retention apparatus to axially retain bolts used for holding together two rotor elements during assembly when the bolts are otherwise subject to sliding into a closed cavity of the assembled engine or one of its modules. The integral retainer and heat shield engage the bolts disposed through bolt holes in a gas turbine engine rotor shaft so that the bolts remain straight during assembly when a second rotor element such as a second shaft is being attached to the first shaft and bolt holes in the second shaft have to engage and fit over the bolts of the first shaft. One particular embodiment of the present invention provides a low pressure turbine rotor shaft assembly of a low pressure turbine module wherein forward and aft shafts are attached by bolts which have bolt heads in a closed cavity of the module and are slidably disposed through corresponding bolt holes of each shaft such that the bolt heads are disposed aft of the aft shaft. An integral heat shield and axial bolt retainer is mounted to the aft shaft aft of the bolt heads so as to trap and retain the bolt heads between the shield and the aft shaft.
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General Electric Company
Lee Michael S.
Look Edward K.
Squillaro Jerome C.
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