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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Jacob Peter Mastro, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventor:
Jacob Peter Mastro, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01); F16C 33/80 (2006.01); F02C 7/052 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F02C 7/052 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F05D 2250/182 (2013.01); F05D 2250/60 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01); F16C 33/805 (2013.01);
Abstract
A debris discourager for a gas turbine engine is rotatable about an engine axis and extends between a fore end and an aft end. A portion of the debris discourager includes a non-uniform surface that generates a wind flow to prevent debris from entering a sealed interface.