Gas turbine engine assembly and method of assembling same
CA 2527641 C · Owner: Wakeman, Thomas George · Inventors: Wakeman, Thomas George; Murphy, Michael Peter; Melton, Stephen Eugene
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A method for assembling a gas turbine engine assembly including a gas turbine engine (10), a power turbine (24) coupled to the gas turbine engine and a thrust bearing (54) coupled to the power turbine. The method includes coupling a first annular portion (110) having a first radius (112) to the power turbine coupling a second annular portion (114) having a second radius (116) to the thrust bearing wherein the first radius is different than the second radius and coupling a plurality of structural members (120) between the first and second portions such that the thrust assembly has a substantially frusto-conical shape.
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- Filed November 24, 2005 and granted June 10, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 24, 2025.
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