Turbine support case with axial spokes and retaining members
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorGuy Lefebvre
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AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorGuy Lefebvre
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An aircraft engine, has: a turbine; a scroll case having an inlet connected to a source of combustion gases and an outlet connected to the turbine, and a conduit extending from the inlet to the outlet; a bearing housing including a support flange; an exhaust case downstream of the turbine; and a turbine support case secured to the bearing housing and to the exhaust case, the turbine support case having spokes extending along a direction having an axial component, the spokes extending through the scroll case and radially supported by the bearing housing, a spoke having a distal end secured to the support flange via: one or more fasteners, and a retaining member at the distal end, the retaining member defining an abutment face facing an axial direction and circumferentially overlapping the support flange, a portion of the support flange located axially between the distal end and the abutment face.
An aircraft engine, comprising:
A turbine assembly, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.