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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:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Fernando K. Grant, South Windsor, CT (US);
Fabian D. Betancourt, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F02C 3/10 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/145 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F02C 3/10 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/15 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprises an exhaust section member, a turbine section member, a heat shield and a spacer. The turbine section member is coupled to the exhaust section member. The heat shield is retained between the exhaust section member and the turbine section member. The spacer is positioned between the exhaust section member and the turbine section member to produce a gap for the heat shield. In one embodiment, the exhaust section member comprises a duct and the turbine section member comprises a bearing support.