Patent ID: 7527479
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: F01D,F05B,F05D

Abstract:
1. A rotor assembly coupling comprising: a disc manufactured of a non-metallic material which defines an axis of rotation, said disc defining a first radial surface non-perpendicular to said axis and a second radial surface non-perpendicular to said axis; a first wedge clamp mounted to engage said first radial surface; a second wedge clamp mounted to engage said second radial surface; a multitude of tie-bolts displaced from said axis of rotation, said multitude of tie-bolts mounted through said first wedge clamp, said disc and said second wedge clamp; and a fastener mounted to said tie-bolt to apply an axial load which sandwiches said disc between said first wedge clamp and said second wedge clamp.