Brazed blade track for a gas turbine engine

US10494935B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. · US
• Rolls-Royce Corporation · US
• ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventors

• Aaron D. Sippel · Zionsville, US
• Daniel K. Vetters · Indianapolis, US
• Jun Shi · Carmel, US
• David J. Thomas · Brownsburg, US
• Andrew J. Eifert · Indianapolis, US
• Peter Broadhead · Derby, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2016
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/60
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A blade track for a gas turbine engine includes segments and joints that couple the segments together. Each segment extends part-way around a central axis of the engine and the joints couple together adjacent segments to form a full hoop.