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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2018
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Brian Duguay, Berwick, ME (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/20 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F01D 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/20 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F01D 11/22 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2260/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of actuating a Blade Outer Air Seal (BOAS) includes moving a retractor against a portion of a BOAS segment to move the BOAS segment from a first position to a second position that is radially outside the first position. The BOAS segment is seated against a support structure when in the first position and spaced from the support structure when in the second position.