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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Colin G. Amadon, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Thomas Freeman, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid grommet assembly for a vane comprising a body portion comprising a first lip opposite a second lip forming a slot receiver, said slot receiver configured to receive a shroud slot of a shroud; said body portion comprising a vane receiver extending from said body portion and configured to receive a vane; a fiber integral within said body portion; and a potting coupled to said grommet proximate said vane receiver, wherein said potting fills a gap between the grommet and the vane.