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US 9,957,824 B2Granted
Vibration damping for structural guide vanes
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsCarl Brian Klinetob, Stephen J. Lindahl, Myron L. Klein, Andrew Pope, William Richard Ganoe, Jr., Thomas D. Kasprow, Douglas J. Morgan
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Abstract
A stationary guide vane includes a top platform, a bottom platform, and a vane body located between the top platform and the bottom platform. The vane body includes one or more cavities formed on a side wall of the vane body. One or more of the cavities are filled with vibration damping material and a vane cover is bonded to the vane body over the one or more containers.
Claims14
A stationary guide vane comprising:
- a top platform;
- a bottom platform;
- a vane body located between the top platform and the bottom platform, wherein the vane body includes one or more cavities formed on a side wall of the vane body;
- one or more containers filled with a vibration damping material and bonded within the one or more cavities formed in the vane body;
- and
- a vane cover bonded to the vane body over the one or more containers;
- wherein the vibration damping material is steel shot.
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A stationary guide vane comprising:
- a top platform;
- a bottom platform;
- a vane body located between the top platform and the bottom platform, wherein the vane body includes one or more cavities formed on a side wall of the vane body;
- one or more containers filled with a vibration damping material to a level equal to or less than 90%, and bonded within the one or more cavities formed in the vane body;
- and
- a vane cover bonded to the vane body over the one or more containers;
- wherein the vibration damping material is steel shot.
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A stationary guide vane comprising:
- a top platform;
- a bottom platform;
- a vane body located between the top platform and the bottom platform, wherein the vane body includes one or more cavities formed on a side wall of the vane body, wherein vibration damping material is located in one or more of the cavities;
- and
- a vane cover bonded to the vane body over the one or more cavities;
- wherein the vibration damping material is steel shot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.