Gas turbine engine structural frame with multi-yoke attachment of struts to outer casing
US5180282A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/51
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A structural frame component for use in a gas turbine engine includes an annular outer shell, an annular inner central hub, a plurality of circumferentially-spaced struts extending between the outer shell and central hub, each strut being attached at its inner end to the central hub, and a multi-yoke attachment between the outer ends of the struts and the outer shell. The multi-yoke attachment is composed of a plurality of yokes. Each yoke includes a clevis and a plurality of radially oriented fasteners and tangentially oriented fasteners respectively attaching the clevis between the outer shell and the outer end of a respective one strut.
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