Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Safety apparatus and corresponding method for containing an energy release from a tension stud of a rotor assembly
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Application No.: US17284934Application Date: 2019-08-12
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Publication No.: US11519301B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Trevor Milne
- Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Applicant Address: DE Bayern
- Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Bayern
- Agency: Wolter Van Dyke Davis, PLLC
- Priority: EP18203329 20181030
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/071559 WO 20190812
- International Announcement: WO2020/088811 WO 20200507
- Main IPC: F01D25/28
- IPC: F01D25/28 ; F01D5/06 ; F01D25/24

Abstract:
A safety apparatus for containing a release of energy from a tension stud of a rotor assembly, the safety apparatus including a containment member configured to pivot about a pivot location, the containment member including a retaining arm located on a first side of the pivot location and a catch located on a second side of the pivot location, wherein the containment member is movable about the pivot location to a first position in which the catch is engaged with a lip of a disc of the rotor assembly to position the retaining arm in a containment position.
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