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US 11,143,034 B2Granted
Multiple piece engine component
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorsThomas N. Slavens, Mark F. Zelesky
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Abstract
One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine, including a component having a first portion formed using one of a casting and a forging process, and a second portion formed using an additive manufacturing process.
Claims13
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a component including a first portion formed using one of a casting and a forging process, a second portion formed using an additive manufacturing process, and a third portion formed using an additive manufacturing process, wherein the first portion includes a root, platform, and a plurality of radial supports projecting from the platform, wherein the root, platform, and the plurality of radial supports are integrally formed of one of a single crystal, directionally solidified, and an equiax alloy.
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a component including a first portion formed using one of a casting and a forging process, and a second portion formed using an additive manufacturing process,
- wherein the component includes a third portion formed using an additive manufacturing process,
- wherein the first portion includes a root, platform, and at least one radial support projecting from the platform,
- wherein the at least one radial support includes at least one rib projecting into a corresponding slot formed in one of the second portion and the third portion, and
- wherein the at least one radial support includes a plurality of radial supports, each of the radial supports including a first rib and a second rib projecting into slots formed in the second portion and the third portion.
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A component for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a platform, and an airfoil section including a pressure side wall and a suction side wall, wherein the platform is formed using one of a casting process and a forging process, wherein the pressure and suction side walls are formed using an additive manufacturing process, wherein the component further comprises at least one radial support projecting from the platform, the at least one radial support formed integrally with the platform during the casting process, wherein the at least one radial support includes a first rib projecting into a slot in the pressure side wall and a second rib projecting into a slot in the suction side wall, and wherein surfaces of the pressure and suction side walls adjacent the slots abut surfaces of the at least one radial support adjacent a corresponding one of the first or second rib to provide joining interfaces used for attachment of the pressure and suction side walls to the at least one radial support, wherein the at least one radial support includes a plurality of radial supports, each of the radial supports including a first rib and a second rib projecting into slots formed in the pressure and suction side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.