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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Conway Chuong, Manchester, CT (US);
Jason David Liles, Port Saint Lucie, FL (US);
Jonathan Ariel Scott, Tolland, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A fairing sub-assemblyfor a turbine frame comprises an inner ring, an outer ringand a plurality of strut-shells. The inner ring is formed of a plurality of inner segments. The outer ring is formed of a plurality of outer segments. The plurality of strut-shellsconnecting the inner ringand the outer ring. In another embodiment, the fairing sub-assembly comprises an inner bandjoining the plurality of inner segmentsand the plurality of strut-shellsto form outer slots, and an outer bandjoining the plurality of outer segmentsand the plurality of strut-shellsto form inner slots. A method of assembling a fairingcomprises inserting the aforementioned fairing sub-assemblyinto an aft end of a turbine frame, inserting a plurality of forward strut-shellsinto the outer and inner slots at a forward end of the turbine frame, and joining the forward strut-shellsto the fairing sub-assembly