IP Library Granted Patent US 10,858,946
Granted Patent B2
US 10,858,946 · App. 15/101,211 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Bladed rotor

Inventor: Ludovic Meziere (Cauterets, FR)
Assignee: Safran Helicopter Engines
F01D5/3007C23C4/073C23C4/129F01D5/02F01D5/12F04D29/322F04D29/324F04D29/329F04D29/34F04D29/38F05D2220/30F05D2230/311F05D2230/90F05D2300/177Y02T50/60
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Patent No.
US 10,858,946
App. No.
15/101,211
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bladed rotor comprising a rotor disk ( 12 ) presenting two front faces ( 14, 15 ) and an outer peripheral face ( 16 ), sockets ( 18 ) being provided in the outer peripheral face ( 16 ) and opening out into at least one of the front faces ( 14, 15 ). The rotor ( 10 ) comprising blades ( 30 ), each having a root ( 32 ) whereby the blade is fastened in a socket ( 18 ), an end face ( 31 ) of the root being substantially level with the front face ( 14 ) of the disk when the blade is fastened in the socket. A coating layer ( 40 ) is deposited on the disk ( 12 ) so as to cover both at least a portion of the front face ( 14 ) of the disk and at least a portion of the end face ( 31 ) of the root ( 32 ).

Claims (29)

1. A bladed rotor comprising:

a rotor disk presenting two front faces and an outer peripheral face, sockets being provided in the outer peripheral face and opening out into at least one of the front faces; and

blades, each blade having a root whereby the blade is fastened in one of the sockets, an end face of the root being level with one of the two front faces of the rotor disk when the blade is fastened in said one socket;

wherein a coating layer forming an annular layer of coating is deposited on the rotor disk and the end face of the root so as to cover both at least a portion of said one of the two front faces of the rotor disk and at least a portion of the end face of the root, so as to establish a physical connection between the rotor disk and the blades, wherein the physical connection has a strength to oppose axial movement of the blades relative to the rotor disk, and

wherein a thickness of the coating layer lies in a range of 0.5 mm to 1 mm.

2. A bladed rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is deposited by thermal spraying.

3. A bladed rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is deposited by supersonic flame thermal spraying.

4. A bladed rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is made of a nickel-based alloy.

5. A bladed rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is made of an alloy of MCrAlY type.

6. A turbine engine including a bladed rotor according to claim 1 .

7. A bladed rotor according to claim 1 , wherein

the sockets open out on both of the front faces,

another end face of the root is level with the other front face of the rotor disk when the blade is fastened in said one socket, and

another coating layer is deposited on the rotor disk so as to cover both at least a portion of the other front face of the rotor disk and at least a portion of the other end face of the root.

8. A turbine engine including a bladed rotor according to claim 7 .

9. A method of manufacturing a bladed rotor, the method comprising:

providing blades and a rotor disk and an end face of a root, wherein the rotor disk presents two front faces and an outer peripheral face, wherein sockets are provided in the outer peripheral face and open out into at least one of the front faces, and wherein each blade has a root whereby the blade is fastened in one of the sockets, the end face of the root being level with one of the two front faces of the rotor disk when the blade is fastened in said one socket; and

depositing, on the rotor disk and each blade root, a coating layer forming an annular layer of coating so as to cover both at least a portion of said one of the two front faces of the rotor disk and at least a portion of the end face of the root, so as to establish a physical connection between the rotor disk and the blades, wherein the physical connection has a strength to oppose axial movement of the blades relative to the rotor disk, and

wherein a thickness of the coating layer lies in a range of 0.5 mm to 1 mm.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the coating layer is deposited by thermal spraying.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the coating layer is deposited by supersonic flame thermal spraying.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the coating layer is made of a nickel-based alloy.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the coating layer is made of an alloy of MCrAlY type.

14. The method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the sockets open out on both the front faces, and another end face of the root is level with the other front face of the rotor disk when the blade is fastened in said one socket, and

wherein the method further comprises depositing, on the rotor disk, another coating layer so as to cover both at least a portion of the other front face of the rotor disk and at least a portion of the other end face of the root.

15. A method of manufacturing a turbine engine including a bladed rotor, the method comprising:

manufacturing a bladed rotor by the method according to claim 9 ; and

mounting the manufactured bladed rotor in a turbine engine.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2018
From: TURBOMECA
To: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046127/0021 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: MEZIERE, LUDOVIC
To: TURBOMECA
Reel/Frame 038791/0149 →