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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
May. 25, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sara Saxton Underwood, Schenectady, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Decesare, Queensbury, NY (US);
Michael Ray Tuertscher, Fairfield, OH (US);
Daniel Gene Dunn, Guilderland, NY (US);
Douglas Melton Carper, Trenton, OH (US);
Brian Gregg Feie, Cincinnati, OH (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component including a subcomponent, such as a band flowpath, a load bearing wall and a wall support, each comprised of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) including reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix. The CMC component further including at least one mechanical joint joining the subcomponent, the load bearing wall and the wall support to form the CMC component. The reinforcing fibers of the load bearing wall are oriented substantially normal to the reinforcing fibers of the subcomponent and the wall support. Methods are also provided for joining the subcomponent, the load bearing wall and the wall support to form a mechanical joint.