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Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2024
Applicant:

Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Russell Kim, Temecula, CA (US);

Howard J. Liles, Newington, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/042 (2013.01); B23P 15/008 (2013.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/005 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F01D 5/284 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2260/37 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6033 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49323 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49336 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49339 (2015.01);
Abstract

An attachment assembly for a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) vane includes an inner diameter ring having a strut recess and a first flange on a downstream side configured for engaging an inner platform of the CMC vane, an outer diameter ring having a support structure disposed to form a gap relative to a portion of an outer platform of the CMC vane during a non-operating engine condition, and a strut cantilevered from an inner side of the outer diameter ring and disposed to pass through a hollow portion within an airfoil of the CMC vane to engage the strut recess in the inner diameter ring to support the inner diameter ring and the CMC vane. The inner and outer diameter rings and the strut may be metallic and carry the loads rather than the CMC carrying the loads.


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