Patent ID: 7340882
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: F01D

Abstract:
1. A turbomachine, extending longitudinally along an axis, said turbomachnie comprising: a rotor attached to a drive shaft, arranged to rotate around an axis, supported by at least a first bearing, mounted on the fixed structure of the turbomachine by a bearing support element; and a stop ring, mounted on the fixed structure of the turbomachine to cooperate with the support element of the first bearing and, in the event of displacement of the rotor in relation to the fixed structure, to perform a function of axial retention of the rotor, in an even manner, with no angle effect between the axis of the turbomachine and the axis of the drive shaft, wherein the support element of the first bearing has a journal which is designed to cooperate with the surface of a rim of the stop ring, and wherein the journal is of tapered form.