Locking spacer assembly for circumferential attachment of rotor blades

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EP 2 378 080 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42

(21)	Application number: 11162650.3

(22)	Date of filing: 15.04.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F01D 5/30^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

16.04.2010 US 761749

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Potter, Brian Denver Greenville, SC 29615 (US)

(74)	Representative: Cleary, Fidelma et al
	GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)

(54)	Locking spacer assembly for circumferential attachment of rotor blades

(57) A locking spacer assembly (218) for use with a rotor blade assembly (200) is provided. The locking spacer assembly including a first end portion (40), a second end portion (404), at least one securing device (422,424), and a center portion (406) positioned between the first end portion (402) and the second end portion (404) such that an opening (418,420) is defined between the center portion and at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion, the opening is sized to receive the securing device therein.

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