Cover plate for a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10100652-B2
Application number	US-201414781381-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2014
Priority date	Apr 12, 2013
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A cover plate according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body, a first tab near a bore of the body, and a second tab circumferentially spaced from the first tab. A slot is defined between the first tab and the second tab, the first tab, the second tab and the slot extending at an angle relative to a slot axis that extends through the bore. In another embodiment, the cover plate includes a bumper that limits deflection of the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cover plate, comprising:
a body, wherein said body includes at least one radial retention feature extending from an inner face of said body;
a first tab near a bore of said body;
a second tab circumferentially spaced from said first tab;
a slot defined between said first tab and said second tab, said first tab, said second tab and said slot extending at an angle relative to a slot axis that extends through said bore; and
wherein said radial retention feature extends axially forward from an axially forward surface of said inner face that is radially inward of said radial retention feature.

2. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , wherein said cover plate is part of a turbine rotor assembly or a compressor rotor assembly.

3. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , wherein an outer face of said first tab and said second tab is offset from an outer face of said body.

4. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , comprising a seal land that extends from said body.

5. The cover plate as recited in claim 4 , wherein said seal land includes at least one seal that seals against a static structure adjacent to said body.

6. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , wherein said slot extends radially outward from a base of said first tab and said second tab.

7. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said first tab and said second tab include a gradually decreasing thickness in a direction toward a tip of each of said first tab and said second tab.

8. The cover plate as recited in claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of said first tab and said second tab extends at said angle.

9. A cover plate, comprising:
a body axially extending between an inner face and an outer face;
a retaining leg that extends to an inner diameter portion of said body;
a fillet that extends between said body and said retaining leg;
a seal land including an arm extending axially from an outer face of said seal body and a first seal and a second seal extending radially outward from said arm;
a bumper that extends from said inner face at a location radially outward from said fillet and radially between said first seal and said second seal to limit deflection of said body; and
wherein a bumper plane extends axially through a middle of said bumper, a first seal plane extends axially across a radially outer surface of said first seal, a second seal plane extends axially across a radially outer surface of said second seal, and said bumper plane extends radially between said first seal plane and said second seal plane.

10. The cover plate as recited in claim 9 , wherein said bumper is disposed on a mid-section of said body.

11. The cover plate as recited in claim 9 , wherein said bumper is radially offset from said fillet by a distance.

12. A gas turbine engine, comprising:
a rotor section rotatable about an axis and including
a rotor disk having an inner diameter surface;
a cover plate including a body, a radial retention feature extending from an axially forward surface of said body and providing radial interference with said inner diameter surface, wherein said axially forward surface is radially inward of said radial retention feature with respect to said axis, a first tab near a bore of said body, a second tab circumferentially spaced from said first tab, and a slot defined between said first tab and said second tab, said first tab, said second tab and said slot extending at an angle relative to a slot axis that extends through said bore,
a blade having a blade root received at a radially outer end of said rotor disk, wherein a radially outer portion of said cover plate is configured to engage and axially retain said blade,
wherein said blade root, a radially outer surface of said radial retention feature, and said body at least partially form a first cavity; and
wherein said rotor disk, a radially inner surface of said radial retention feature, and said axially forward surface radially inward of said radial retention feature at least partially provide a second cavity.

13. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 12 , comprising a stator section axially aft of said rotor section, wherein a seal land axially extends from an aft face of said body and is configured to seal relative to said stator section.

14. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 13 , wherein said seal land is radially outward of said radial retention feature.

15. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 12 , wherein a seal land axially extends from an aft face of said body and is radially outward of said radial retention feature.

Assignees

• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Weise Sarah

Classifications

• F05D2260/33

  with a bayonet coupling · CPC title

• F01D11/02

  by non-contact sealings, e.g. of labyrinth type (for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator F01D11/08) · CPC title

• F01D5/3015 Primary

  with side plates · CPC title

• F05D2260/30

  Retaining components in desired mutual position · CPC title

• F01D11/001

  for sealing space between stator blade and rotor · CPC title