Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine case flow blocking covers
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Application No.: US14993129Application Date: 2016-01-12
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Publication No.: US10458339B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Christopher Treat , Alexander Broulidakis , Andrew D. Burdick
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D9/06
- IPC: F01D9/06 ; F01D25/24 ; F02C7/32 ; F02C7/20 ; F01D25/14 ; F02C3/04

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine component has an engine case structure surrounding an engine center axis. A plurality of holes are formed in the engine case structure, wherein the holes are circumferentially spaced apart from each other about the engine center axis. The plurality of holes includes at least one balance hole and at least one service hole that is configured to allow another engine component to pass through the at least one service hole. At least one cover is configured to cover at least one balance hole such that air is prevented from passing through the at least one balance hole.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170198642A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE FLOW BLOCKING COVERS Public/Granted day:2017-07-13
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