Locking spacer assembly

摘要

Locking spacer assemblies and turbomachines are provided. In one embodiment, a locking spacer assembly includes a spacer, the spacer including a platform and a plurality of legs extending generally radially inward from the platform. The locking spacer assembly further includes a clamp configured to contact and cause elastic deformation of each of the plurality of legs in a generally axial direction towards each other. The locking spacer assembly further includes a locking lug configured to contact and impart a force against each of the plurality of legs in an opposite generally axial direction.

主权项

1. A locking spacer assembly for insertion into a circumferential attachment slot between platforms of adjacent rotor blades, comprising:
a spacer, the spacer comprising a platform and a plurality of legs extending generally radially inward from the platform; a clamp configured to contact and cause elastic deformation of each of the plurality of legs in a generally axial direction towards each other; and a locking lug configured to contact and impart a force against each of the plurality of legs in an opposite generally axial direction.