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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Donald Michael Corsmeier, West Chester, OH (US);
Peter Andrew Flynn, Delmar, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An additively manufactured fastener and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The fastener includes a shank defining an internal passageway and a head defining a distribution plenum in fluid communication with the internal passageway. The head further defines a cooling face defining a plurality of cooling holes for receiving a flow of cooling air from the internal passageway and the distribution plenum. In addition, an impingement baffle is positioned in the distribution plenum and defines impingement holes for directing the flow of cooling air onto the cooling face.