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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Alex J. Schneider, Manchester, CT (US);
Peter Hansen Wilkins, Manchester, CT (US);
Howard J. Liles, Newington, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/284 (2013.01); F01D 5/143 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 11/008 (2013.01); F01D 25/005 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2300/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endwall assembly for an airfoil of a gas turbine engine includes a first fiber layer, a second fiber layer forming a gas path surface, and a contoured insert disposed between the first and second fiber layers, wherein the second fiber layer conforms to a contoured surface of the contoured insert such that the contoured surface defines a geometry of the gas path surface.