Patent ID: 9140125
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F01D,F05D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine engine having at least one spool assembly including a fan rotor and a turbine rotor connected by a shaft, the at least one spool assembly further including a joint apparatus, the joint apparatus comprising a first mounting device of the fan rotor, and a second mounting device of the shaft and a clinch nut plate in a form of a ring, the second mounting device of the shaft defining a plurality of mounting holes circumferentially spaced apart one from another, the clinch nut plate including a plurality of holes circumferentially spaced apart one from another and a plurality of clinch nuts installed in the respective holes in the clinch nut plate, a plurality of mounting bolts axially extending through respective mounting holes of the first mounting device of the fan rotor and further passing through the mounting holes in the second mounting device of the shaft, the mounting bolts threadingly engaging the respective clinch nuts to clamp the second mounting device of the shaft between the first mounting device of the fan rotor and the clinch nut plate, the clinch nut plate including a plurality of circumferential segments physically separate one from another.