Wing shroud
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAndrew W. YOUNG, Ezhil Valavan KARUNAKARAN, Eric T. SINN, Douglas C. SERRURIER
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Abstract
A wing shroud has a body including a side portion having a side inner surface, a side abutment surface, a side outer surface, and a side rear surface, a floor portion having a floor upper surface, a floor lower surface, a floor front surface, a floor outer surface, and a floor rear surface, and an attachment recess defined by a plurality of inward surfaces on the side and floor portions. The body also has a leading edge extending between the side inner surface, the side outer surface, the floor front surface, the floor upper surface, and the floor outer surface, and including an upper end, a transition portion, a lower curved portion, and a lower end.
Claims20
A wing shroud having a body that comprises:
- a side portion having a side inner surface, a side abutment surface, a side outer surface, and a side rear surface;
- a floor portion having a floor upper surface, a floor lower surface, a floor front surface, a floor outer surface, and a floor rear surface;
- an attachment recess defined by a plurality of inward surfaces on the side portion and the floor portion;
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- a leading edge that extends between the side inner surface, the side outer surface, the floor front surface, the floor upper surface, and the floor outer surface, the leading edge having an upper end centered relative to an axis between the side inner surface and the side outer surface, a transition portion extending from the upper end and away from the axis, and a lower curved portion extending from the transition portion to a lower end.
A wing shroud having a body that comprises:
- a side portion having a side inner surface, a side abutment surface, a side outer surface, and a side rear surface;
- a floor portion having a floor upper surface, a floor lower surface, a floor front surface, a floor outer surface, and a floor rear surface;
- an attachment recess defined by a plurality of inward surfaces on the side portion and the floor portion;
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- a leading edge that extends between the side inner surface, the side outer surface, the floor front surface, the floor upper surface, and the floor outer surface, the leading edge having an upper end centered along an axis between the side inner surface and the side outer surface, an upper transition portion, extending from the upper end at an angle relative to the axis, a lower transition portion, extending from the upper transition portion and being parallel to the axis, and a lower curved portion extending from the lower transition portion to a lower end.
A wing shroud having a body that comprises:
- a side portion having a side inner surface, a side abutment surface, a side outer surface, and a side rear surface;
- a floor portion having a floor upper surface, a floor lower surface, a floor front surface, a floor outer surface, and a floor rear surface;
- an attachment recess defined by a plurality of inward surfaces on the side portion and the floor portion;
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- a leading edge that extends between the side inner surface, the side outer surface, the floor front surface, the floor upper surface, and the floor outer surface, the leading edge having an upper end centered along an axis between the side inner surface and the side outer surface, an upper transition portion, extending from the upper end and being parallel to the axis, a lower transition portion, extending from the upper transition portion and at an angle relative to the axis, and a lower curved portion extending from the lower transition portion to a lower end.
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