Patent ID: 8684696
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine engine, comprising: a main engine rotor having a first rotor component and a second rotor component, wherein the first rotor component includes a first face and a first channel; and wherein the second rotor component includes a second face and a second channel; a compression washer disposed between the first face and the second face, wherein the compression washer is operative to mechanically load the first face against the second face; and a retaining ring, wherein the first face, the first channel, the second face and the second channel are positioned so that the compression washer is in a state of compression between the first face and the second face when the retaining ring is positioned in both the first channel and the second channel; and wherein the retaining ring reacts the mechanical loading produced by the compression of the compression washer.