TURBINE BLADE ASSEMBLY
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1. A turbine blade assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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a plurality of turbine blades mounted to the rotor, each of the plurality of turbine blades having a forward tab that extends radially downward from the turbine blade and contacts a front face of the rotor when a root portion of the turbine blade is slid into a complementary slot of the rotor, wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades has an aft tab that extends from the root portion to define a gap between an aft surface of the root portion and the aft tab;
a plurality of tabs that extend from an aft surface of the rotor; and
a retaining ring that engages each aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and each of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor, wherein an upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring contacts a surface of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor, and wherein the upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring does not contact an inner diameter surface of the plurality of aft tabs that are located radially above the retaining ring when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tabs of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor.
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Abstract
A turbine blade assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The turbine blade assembly having: a rotor; a plurality of turbine blades mounted to the rotor, each of the plurality of turbine blades having a forward tab that contacts a front face of the rotor and an aft tab; a plurality of tabs that extend from an aft surface of the rotor; and a retaining ring that engages each aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and each of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor.
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20 Claims
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1. A turbine blade assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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a rotor; a plurality of turbine blades mounted to the rotor, each of the plurality of turbine blades having a forward tab that extends radially downward from the turbine blade and contacts a front face of the rotor when a root portion of the turbine blade is slid into a complementary slot of the rotor, wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades has an aft tab that extends from the root portion to define a gap between an aft surface of the root portion and the aft tab; a plurality of tabs that extend from an aft surface of the rotor; and a retaining ring that engages each aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and each of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor, wherein an upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring contacts a surface of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor, and wherein the upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring does not contact an inner diameter surface of the plurality of aft tabs that are located radially above the retaining ring when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tabs of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gas turbine engine having at least one blade assembly, the at least one blade assembly comprising:
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a rotor; a plurality of turbine blades mounted to the rotor, each of the plurality of turbine blades having a forward tab that extends radially downward from the turbine blade and contacts a front face of the rotor when a root portion of the turbine blade is slid into a complementary slot of the rotor, wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades has an aft tab that extends from the root portion to define a gap between an aft surface of the root portion and the aft tab; a plurality of tabs that extend from an aft surface of the rotor; and a retaining ring that engages each aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and each of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor, wherein an upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring contacts a surface of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor, and wherein the upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring does not contact an inner diameter surface of the plurality of aft tabs that are located radially above the retaining ring when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of securing a turbine blade to a rotor of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
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sliding a root portion of a plurality of turbine blades into a corresponding slot of the rotor, each of the plurality of turbine blades having a forward tab that extends radially downward from the turbine blade and an aft tab that extends from the root portion to define a gap between a surface of the root portion and the aft tab; contacting a front face of the rotor with the forward tab; engaging a plurality of tabs that extend from an aft surface of the rotor and the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades with a retaining ring, wherein an upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring contacts a surface of the plurality of tabs that extend from the aft surface of the rotor when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor, and wherein the upper peripheral edge of the retaining ring does not contact an inner diameter surface of the plurality of aft tabs that are located radially above the retaining ring when the retaining ring is inserted between the aft tab of the plurality of turbine blades and the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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