Components including structures having decoupled load paths
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAnanda Barua, Arun Karthi Subramaniyan, Changjie Sun, Daniel Jason Erno, Darren Lee Hallman
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Abstract
A unit cell structure is provided. The unit cell structure includes a first section and a second section. The first section defines a first load path and includes a first plurality of first unit cells joined together. The second section defines a second load path separate from the first load path and includes a second plurality of second unit cells joined together, each second unit cell of the second plurality of second unit cells nested within and spaced apart from each first unit cell of the first plurality of first unit cells of the first section.
Claims14
A unit cell structure comprising:
- a first section defining a first load path, said first section comprising a first plurality of first unit cells joined together;
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- a second section defining a second load path separate from said first load path, said second section comprising a second plurality of second unit cells joined together, each second unit cell of said second plurality of second unit cells nested within and spaced apart from each first unit cell of said first plurality of first unit cells, wherein the second load path transfers a different load than the first load path.
A component comprising:
- a first structure;
- a second structure comprising:
- a first section defining a first load path, said first section comprising a first plurality of first unit cells joined together, wherein said first section is coupled to said first structure and a first load;
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- a second section defining a second load path separate from the first load path, said second section comprising a second plurality of second unit cells joined together, each second unit cell of said second plurality of second unit cells nested within and spaced apart from each first unit cell of said first plurality of first unit cells of said first section, wherein said second section is coupled to said first structure and a second load, wherein the second load path transfers a different load than the first load path.
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