Fastening assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10724570-B2
Application number	US-201615373100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2016
Priority date	Dec 15, 2015
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

A fastening assembly having a component flange (10), in particular of a turbomachine, having at least one bore (11) in which a sleeve (30) is placed that extends through a bolt (20) which has a head (21) that is axially secured between a rim (12) of the bore and a component flange-mounted axial limit stop (13).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastening assembly comprising:
a component flange having at least one bore;
a sleeve placed in the bore;
a bolt extending through the sleeve, the bolt having a head axially secured between a rim of the bore and a component flange-mounted axial limit stop fixed with respect to the component flange;
wherein the sleeve is joined, by frictional engagement, in a form-locking manner or in a material-to-material bond to the component flange or to the bolt or is placed with or without radial clearance of motion in the bore or on the bolt;
wherein the component flange is configured on a housing part of a gas turbine, on a turbine disk or compressor disk of the gas turbine, or on a structural component of the gas turbine;
wherein the fastening assembly is configured as part of the gas turbine, the gas turbine being a turbomachine.

2. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the axial limit stop is joined to the component flange in a manner that does not permit non-destructive detachment, or is integrally formed therewith, or, together with a bore-side flange wall defines a groove, the head engaging radially in the groove.

3. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the axial limit stop together with a bore-side flange wall defines a groove, the head engaging radially in the groove and an axial width of the groove is smaller than an axial distance between the head and an end face of the bolt facing away from the head.

4. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein, in at least one rotational position of the bolt, an outer contour of the head at least partially covers an outer contour of the axial limit stop.

5. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein, in every rotational position of the bolt, the outer contour of the head at least partially covers the outer contour of the axial limit stop; or in at least one other rotational position of the bolt, does not cover outer contour of the axial limit stop.

6. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein an end portion of the bolt facing away from the head is joined by frictional engagement, in a form-locking manner or in a material-to-material bond to a mating holder.

7. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein an end portion of the bolt facing away from the head is bolted to a mating holder.

8. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 6 wherein the mating holder is axially braced against the component flange.

9. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising a mating component flange having at least one further bore, the bolt extends through the at least one further bore; the mating component flange being axially configured between the component flange and a mating holder.

10. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 9 wherein mating component flange is tensioned by the bolt.

11. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the sleeve is bolted to the component flange.

12. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the fastening element is configured on a bearing structural component of the turbomachine.

13. The fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the axial limit stop is integrally formed with the component flange.

14. A method for assembling a fastening assembly as recited in claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
passing the at least one bolt through the bore of the component flange; and
placing the sleeve in the bore in advance, simultaneously or subsequently;
the bolt, which has been passed through the bore, extending through the sleeve placed in the bore, and the head of the bolt being axially secured between a rim of the bore and the component flange-mounted axial limit stop.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein, upon passing of the bolt through the bore, the head is axially secured by the sleeve between the rim of the bore and the axial limit stop by rotation about the axis thereof or centering of the bolt in the bore.

16. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein an end portion of the bolt facing away from the head is joined by frictional engagement, in a form-locking manner or in a material-to-material bond or bolted to a mating holder.

17. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein a mating component flange is axially configured between the component flange and the mating holder, the bolt extending through a further bore of the mating component flange.

18. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein the sleeve is joined, by frictional engagement, in a form-locking manner or in a material-to-material bond to the component flange or to the bolt, or configured with or without radial clearance of motion in the bore or on the bolt.

19. A fastening assembly comprising:
a component flange having at least one bore;
a sleeve placed in the bore;
a bolt extending through the sleeve, the bolt having a head axially secured between a rim of the bore and a component flange-mounted axial limit stop fixed with respect to the component flange;
wherein the sleeve is joined, by frictional engagement, in a form-locking manner or in a material-to-material bond to the component flange or to the bolt or is placed with or without radial clearance of motion in the bore or on the bolt;
wherein the component flange is configured on a bearing structural component of a turbomachine.

Assignees

• MTU Aero Engines AG

Inventors

• Kloetzer Alexander
• Feldmann Manfred

Classifications

• F04D29/321

  for axial flow compressors · CPC title

• F16B35/06 Primary

  Specially-shaped heads (special shape in order to rotate the bolt F16B23/00 {; separate hook adaptors for bolts F16B43/025}) · CPC title

• F05D2220/32

  in gas turbines · CPC title

• F16B35/005

  Set screws; Locking means therefor · CPC title

• F01D5/02

  Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors (rotors of non-bladed type F01D1/34; stators F01D9/00 {; selecting particular materials F01D5/28}) · CPC title