Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Contoured retaining ring
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Application No.: US15154351Application Date: 2016-05-13
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Publication No.: US10215037B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: Joseph T. Caprario
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F01D5/30
- IPC: F01D5/30 ; F01D11/00 ; F16B21/18

Abstract:
A retaining ring assembly for a gas turbine engine may include a first engine component and a second engine component. A retaining ring may be disposed between the first engine component and the second engine component. The retaining ring may be circumferentially discontinuous and may include a first terminal portion having at least one of a tapered or a contoured geometry. A thickness of the retaining ring at the first terminal portion may be less than a thickness of the retaining ring away from the first terminal portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170328224A1 CONTOURED RETAINING RING Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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