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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ted J. Freeman, Danville, IN (US);
Robert F. Proctor, Carmel, IN (US);
Sean E. Landwehr, Avon, IN (US);
Adam L. Chamberlain, Mooresville, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure includes a turbine vane assembly comprising a vane made from ceramic matrix composite material having an outer wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge and between a first end and an opposing second end; an endwall made at least partially from a ceramic matrix composite material configured to engage the first end of the vane; and a retaining region including corresponding bi-cast grooves formed adjacent the first end of the vane and a receiving aperture formed in the endwall; wherein a bond is formed in the retaining region to join the vane and endwall together.