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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Patrick D. Couture, Tolland, CT (US);
Scott D. Lewis, Vernon, CT (US);
Kyle C. Lana, Portland, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine blade includes a blade portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge. A first surface connects the leading edge to the trailing edge and a second surface connects the leading edge to the trailing edge. A tip section is located at a first end of the blade portion and includes a pocket protruding into the tip section from an outermost end of the tip section. The pocket has a first side wall adjacent the first surface and a second side wall adjacent the second surface. At least one of the first side wall and the second side wall have a curve distinct from a curve of the corresponding adjacent surface.