United Technologies Corporation

Rtx Corporation

Adam Covino

Jorge I Farah

Donald William Peters

Nicholas W Kantany

Curtis C Cowan

Edward Boucher

Kristine Marie Carnavos

James R Harders

Melaine Ho

Melanie Ho

An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.

Guided binding-resistant actuation apparatus and method

A blocker door assembly which may be for a cooling system that may be applied to a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blocker doors circumferentially spaced about an engine axis. Each blocker door is constructed and arranged to move in a circumferential direction to, at least in-part, control air flow through a passage in an adjacent fixture. A sync-ring is concentrically located about the engine axis, disposed in an annular first duct in direct communication with each passage, and engaged to each one of the plurality of blocker doors for simultaneous operation. The sync-ring is aero-dynamically shaped to reduce surrounding airflow resistance.

Gas turbine engine and blocker door assembly

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Manchester, CT, United States of America

Adam Covino