Assembly for mounting a turbine engine to a pylon
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsAlan J. Binks, Allan R. Penda
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for mounting a turbofan engine to a pylon. The turbofan engine includes a fan section and an engine core. The mounting assembly includes a fan case, a first mount and a second mount. The fan case is configured to house the fan section of the turbofan engine. The first mount is connected to the fan case, and configured to mount the fan case to the pylon. The second mount is connected to the fan case, and configured to mount the fan case to the pylon.
Claims20
An assembly for mounting a turbofan engine to a pylon, the turbofan engine comprising a fan section and an engine core, the assembly comprising:
- a fan case configured to house the fan section of the turbofan engine;
- a first mount connected to the fan case, and configured to mount the fan case to the pylon;
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- a second mount connected to the fan case, and configured to mount the fan case to the pylon independent of the first mount.
An assembly for mounting a turbofan engine to a pylon, the turbofan engine comprising a fan section and an engine core, the assembly comprising:
- a fan case configured to house the fan section of the turbofan engine, the fan case extending along an axial centerline;
- a first mount connected to the fan case;
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- a second mount connected to the fan case and axially separated from the first mount;
- the first mount and the second mount each configured to mount the fan case to the pylon.
A turbine engine system, comprising:
- a turbine engine first case;
- a turbine engine second case substantially coaxial with the first case;
- a vane arranged radially between the first case and the second case;
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- a plurality of case-to-pylon mounts including a first mount, a second mount and a third mount, wherein the first mount and the second mount are each connected to the first case, and the third mount is connected to the second case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.