Bonded mount ring spinner
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsColin J. Kling, Scot A. Webb, James J. McPhail
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Abstract
A fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, a method for fabricating a fan assembly for a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The fan assembly of the gas turbine engine may include a spinner section, a fan hub section aft of the spinner section, and a joint therebetween. The fan assembly may further include a support ring for internally supporting the spinner, the support ring including a first portion facing the fan hub and a second portion connected to the spinner at the joint, wherein the connection between the second portion and the joint is a bonded connection.
Claims13
A fan assembly, for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a spinner, a fan hub aft of the spinner, and a joint therebetween;
- a support ring for internally supporting the spinner including a first portion facing the fan hub and a second portion connected to the spinner at the joint, wherein the connection between the second portion and the joint is a bonded connection and the assembly further comprises bond rails at the joint sized to bear radial stresses throughout a flight cycle of the gas turbine engine.
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a fan assembly section, the fan assembly section comprising:
- a spinner, a fan hub aft of the spinner, and a joint therebetween;
- a support ring for internally supporting the spinner including a first portion facing the fan hub and a second portion connected to the spinner at the joint, wherein the connection between the second portion and the joint is a bonded connection and the assembly further comprises bond rails at the joint sized to bear radial stresses throughout a flight cycle of the gas turbine engine;
- a compressor section downstream of the fan assembly section;
- a combustor section downstream of the compressor section;
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- a turbine section downstream of the combustor section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.