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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brian Gregg Feie, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Darrell Glenn Senile, Oxford, OH (US);
Gregory Scott Phelps, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Samuel Holaday, Park Hills, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Composite components having a T or L-shaped configuration that include features that reduce void defects between abutting laminate portions and provide improved mechanical properties are provided. Methods for forming such components are also provided. In one exemplary aspect, a composite component defines a first direction and a second direction and includes a wedged-shaped noodle at a joint interface between an abutting first laminate portion extending along the first direction and a second laminate portion extending along the second direction. The noodle has a first surface that is angled with respect to the second direction. At least one of the plies of the second laminate portion terminate and attach to the angled first surface of the noodle.