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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Andrew Niday, Springboro, OH (US);
Scott Patrick Ryczek, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James Patrick McGovern, Marblehead, MA (US);
Gary Charles Liotta, Beverly, MA (US);
Gianni Busso, Allston, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electroc Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method enables a structural cover for a gas turbine engine to be manufactured. The method includes forming a torroidial body including an integrally-formed windage cover portion and a seal flange portion, and forming a plurality offastener openings extending from a forward side of the torroidial body to an aft side of the torroidial body, such that when installed in the gas turbine engine, the windage cover portion facilitates shielding the fastener openings from a gas flow path.