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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Peter M. Munsell, Granby, CT (US);
Philip S. Stripinis, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/12 (2013.01); F01D 5/06 (2013.01); F01D 9/065 (2013.01); F01D 25/08 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a front center body case structure. A geared architecture is at least partially supported by the front center body case structure. A bearing structure and the front center body case structure rotationally support a shaft driven by the geared architecture, the shaft drive a fan. A bearing compartment passage structure is in communication with the bearing structure through the front center body case structure. A method is also disclosed.