Patent ID: 8147201
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: E02B,F03B,F05B,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A mounting arrangement for holding a plurality of turbine rotor blades comprising a hub having a plurality of equally spaced openings extending thereabout for removably receiving a root end of a one of a plurality of rotor blades, the root end of each rotor blade including a root mount formed thereon, a mounting assembly secured internally within the hub and including a like plurality of interconnected mounting plates as there are rotor blades, the plurality of mounting plates being uniformly positioned about the hub to cooperate with the plurality of equally spaced openings, an exterior frame mounted to opposing sides of the plurality of mounting plates with each of the plurality of the mounting plates having an outer end that terminates at a cylindrical sidewall, and a fastening mechanism for removably connecting each root mount to one of the plurality of mounting plates within the mounting assembly.