Gas turbine engine with attached nosecone

US9540939B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• David Maliniak · Guilford, US
• Daniel J. Monahan · Cromwell, US
• Jonathan D. Little · Town of West Hartford, US
• Veerachari J. Mayachari · Town of East Hartford, US
• Rakesh Sharma N. Dumavath · Town of East Hartford, US
• Arun Kumar Jayasingh · Town of East Hartford, US
• Herbert L. Walker · Bloomfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 26, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49321
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a nosecone assembly. The compressor section includes an inlet guide vane assembly including an inner shroud, an outer shroud, and an inlet guide vane extending from the inner shroud to the outer shroud. The nosecone assembly is attached to the inner shroud.