Robert L Sponseller, 59Cincinnati, OH

5143512, Sep 1, 1992

Feb 28, 1991

7/661930

Robert J. Corsmeier - Cincinnati OH
Robert L. Sponseller - West Chester OH
James R. Reigel - Cincinnati OH
Harvey M. Maclin - Cincinnati OH

General Electric Company - Cincinnati OH

F01D 514

415115

A rotor disk for a gas turbine engine includes a central load-bearing web portion and a centrifugal pump portion located externally of the load-bearing web portion for pumping cooling air into an array of turbine blades. The pump portion includes an enlarged material section formed homogeneously with the web portion and extends axially forwardly and radially inwardly from the rim of the disk.

4171930, Oct 23, 1979

Dec 28, 1977

5/865290

Thomas A. Brisken - Cincinnati OH
Robert L. Sponseller - Cincinnati OH
Joseph R. West - Cincinnati OH

General Electric Company - Cincinnati OH

F01D 530

416220R

Both the disk and the blade retainer have a radially inward extending flange which axially abuts the other. A U-clip ring with its open side disposed radially outward is placed over the two flanges to hold them axially together and means is provided to maintain the U-clip ring in its holding position. In a preferred embodiment, the ring is constructed with its side farthest from the disk having a substantially greater radial height than that of the side closest the disk, and the circumferential length of the U-clip is so sized that there is a relatively small gap between its ends when it is in the installed position. With these features, the ring will remain in its assembled position without any other holding means. Removal can be effected by first radially moving one end of the ring inwardly with respect to the other and then axially moving it until it clears the other end.