Patent ID: 9382813
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A diaphragm ring for a turbomachine, the diaphragm ring comprising: a packing slot sized to house a dovetail section of a turbomachine packing, the packing slot extending circumferentially about a rotational axis of the turbomachine, wherein the dovetail section of the turbomachine packing includes a pair of axially extending flanges; a key slot connected with the packing slot sized to house a portion of a key member, the key slot extending axially from the packing slot, wherein the key slot extends only partially axially into the diaphragm ring from the packing slot, wherein the key slot extends axially into only one of the axially extending flanges from the packing slot; and a retaining slot connected with the key slot and extending substantially circumferentially from the key slot, the retaining slot sized to house a retaining member for retaining the key member, wherein the retaining slot includes a threaded aperture for receiving the retaining member, wherein the retaining member includes a threaded screw.