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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Ioannis Alvanos, West Springfield, MA (US);
Brian D. Merry, Andover, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a turbine case extending along a turbine axis and a CMC turbine exhaust case mounted to the turbine case. The CMC turbine exhaust case includes a CMC core nacelle aft portion, a CMC tail cone connected to the CMC core nacelle aft portion, and a multiple of CMC turbine exhaust case struts extending between the CMC core nacelle aft portion and the CMC tail cone. The CMC core nacelle aft portion, the CMC tail cone and the turbine case are arranged along the turbine axis. The CMC turbine exhaust case is mounted to the turbine case at a flange such that the CMC tail cone is axially spaced apart from the turbine case relative to the turbine axis.