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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gregory Carl Gemeinhardt, Park Hills, KY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Mason, OH (US);
Andreas Mastorakis, Corona, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A component for a gas turbine engine. The component includes a continuous fiber blade including an airfoil extending radially between a root and a tip and a blade attachment feature positioned at or adjacent to the root. The component further includes a platform coupled to the root of the continuous fiber blade. The platform includes a plurality of chopped fibers. Additionally, the component includes a thermoplastic polymer contained in both the continuous fiber blade and the platform. Moreover, the continuous fiber blade and platform are coupled together such that the continuous fiber blade and platform form a monolithic composite body.