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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Lawrence A. Binek, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Jesse R. Boyer, Middletown, CT (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A stator vane for a gas turbine engine combustor has a vane segment that includes a vane having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side, a pressure side, a vane inner base, and a vane outer base, an inner shroud segment attached to the vane at the vane inner base, and an outer shroud segment attached to the vane at the vane outer base. The stator vane further includes a support structure attached to the vane at a vane trailing edge, and a first weld shield attached to the support structure by a first connector. The first weld shield is positioned over and spaced away from the suction side. The vane, inner shroud segment, outer shroud segment, support structure, and first weld shield are integrally formed during a single, continuous additive manufacturing process.