Patent ID: 9140132
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A turbine blade comprising: a platform; an airfoil extending from one side of the platform; a root extending from another side of the platform; a forward support arm extending from a forward portion of the platform; an aft support arm extending from an aft portion of the platform; a pocket located beneath the platform, wherein the pocket is between the forward and aft support arms and is defined by a forward wall on the forward support arm, an aft wall on the aft support arm, an upper wall beneath the platform, a side wall, and a bottom edge; and a pad disposed in a corner of the pocket, wherein the pad includes three pad corners and three sides connecting the three pad corners, and wherein each side extends along a different one of the upper wall, the side wall, and one of the forward and aft walls of the pocket.