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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
William T Dennison, East Hartford, CT (US);
David K Jan, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415142 ; 415175 ; 415180 ;
Abstract
A turbine intermediate case in which a turbine bearing support and an inner case are supported centrally within an outer case by radially inward extending hollow struts. An inner case carrying a diaphragm and seals which defines a vent cavity surrounding a bearing compartment. Air leaking past seals is collected in this vent cavity and flows through the hollow struts to be utilized for impingement cooling of the outer surface of the outer case.