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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Patrick James McComb, Naugatuck, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The airfoil may include a first portion including a first slot, a second portion including a second slot, and a biscuit disposed within the first slot and the second slot. The first portion and the second portion may be joined by the biscuit. A method for constructing an airfoil is also disclosed. The method may include making a first slot on a sheath, the first slot sized to fit a first part of a biscuit; making a second slot on a body, the second slot sized to fit a second part of the biscuit; and joining the sheath and the body together through a biscuit joint, the biscuit disposed within the first slot and the second slot.