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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Kevin Zacchera, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Matthew Andrew Hough, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jonathan Lemoine, South Hadley, MA (US);
Christopher Treat, Manchester, CT (US);
Alberto A. Mateo, Vernon, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed.