US 12,352,180 B2
Compressor rotor destacking apparatus and method
Mitchell J. Fischbach, Pine Mountain Valley, GA (US); and Jacob Barnes, Columbus, GA (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/538,423.
Prior Publication US 2025/0198311 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. F01D 25/28 (2006.01); B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/027 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 25/285 (2013.01) [B23P 19/025 (2013.01); B23P 19/027 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disassembly tool for a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
a plurality of legs configured for installation into a rotor bore of a rotor of the rotor assembly, each leg of the plurality of legs including one or more keys configured to extend radially inwardly toward a center of the rotor bore; and
a puck configured for installation into the rotor bore radially inboard of the plurality of legs, the puck including a plurality of puck arms extending radially outwardly from a puck body, each puck arm including a groove receptive of the one or more keys of a corresponding leg of the plurality of legs to retain the puck to the plurality of legs.