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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
United Technolgies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Jonas S. Banhos, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Jesse Ian Berube, Simsbury, CT (US);
William Oldach, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jesus S. Lopez, Royal Palm Beach, FL (US);
Ravi Mandya Kumar, Newtown, CT (US);
Scott David Hjelm, Somers, CT (US);
Nicholas Andrew Kesler, Glastonbury, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus that includes a conduit having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The conduit may define an inner channel and may be configured to extend through a vane cavity of a vane. The apparatus may further include a damping finger that includes a first portion coupled to the conduit and a second portion diverging outward at an angled orientation from the conduit. The damping finger may be resiliently flexible and the second portion of the damping finger may be configured to contact an inner surface of the vane.