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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2019
Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventor:

John Wilber, Marlborough, CT (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/006 (2013.01); F01D 9/04 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 9/06 (2013.01); F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 11/005 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mid-turbine frame (MTF') for a jet engine is disclosed and comprises a duct that extends between a high pressure jet engine turbine ('HPT') and a low pressure jet engine turbine ('LPT”), the duct comprising a plurality of segments that together form an outer annular structure and an inner annular structure, the inner annular structure situated radially inward of the outer annular structure, and/or a plurality of vanes that extend radially outward from the inner annular structure toward the outer annular structure, each vane comprising a channel. Each segment may be coupled to an adjacent segment by a seal.


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