Support assembly for gas turbine engine
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorWojciech Kuziemko
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A support assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The support assembly includes an outer casing, an inner structure, a strut and a mechanical fastener. The outer casing defines a longitudinal central axis. The inner structure includes a platform and a support portion disposed around the platform. The platform defines an aperture therethrough and the support portion defines a slot therethrough adjacent to the platform. The slot at least partially surrounds the platform and extends axially towards the aperture by an axial slot length along the longitudinal central axis. The strut extends generally radially from the inner structure to the outer casing. The mechanical fastener is received through the aperture of the platform.
Claims15
A support assembly for a gas turbine engine, the support assembly comprising:
- an outer casing defining a longitudinal central axis;
- an inner structure comprising a platform defining an aperture therethrough and a support portion disposed around the platform and defining a slot therethrough adjacent to the platform, wherein the slot at least partially surrounds the platform and extends axially towards the aperture by an axial slot length along the longitudinal central axis;
- a strut extending generally radially from the inner structure to the outer casing with respect to the longitudinal central axis, wherein the strut is coupled to the outer casing;
- and
- a mechanical fastener received through the aperture of the platform and at least partially received within the strut to couple the strut to the platform,
- wherein the platform flexes relative to the support portion at the slot to form a flexible joint between the strut and the inner structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.