IP Library Granted Patent US 10,815,810
Granted Patent B2
US 10,815,810 · App. 16/244,409 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

BOAS assemblies with axial support pins

Inventors: William M. Barker (North Andover, MA); Daniel J. Whitney (Topsham, ME); Michael G. McCaffrey (Windsor, CT); Thomas E. Clark (Sanford, ME)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
F01D11/08F01D25/243F05D2230/64F05D2240/11F05D2240/56F05D2260/30F05D2300/6033
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Patent No.
US 10,815,810
App. No.
16/244,409
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade outer air seal assembly may comprise a blade outer air seal segment and a blade outer air seal support coupled to the blade outer air seal segment. The blade outer air seal segment may comprise a forward rail and an aft rail. The forward rail may be castellated. The blade outer air seal support may comprise an aft flange and a first forward flange. A pin may be disposed through the aft rail, the aft flange, the first forward flange, and the forward rail.

Claims (29)

1. A blade outer air seal assembly, comprising:

a blade outer air seal segment comprising a forward rail and an aft rail, wherein the forward rail is castellated;

a blade outer air seal support coupled to the blade outer air seal segment, the blade outer air seal support comprising an aft flange, a first forward flange, and a second forward flange, the second forward flange being located forward of the first forward flange, wherein the second forward flange is castellated, and wherein a proximal surface of the forward rail is axially aligned with a distal surface of the second forward flange; and

a pin disposed through the aft rail, the aft flange, the first forward flange, and the forward rail, wherein a forward end of the pin contacts the second forward flange.

2. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a seal disposed aft of the aft rail.

3. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 2 , wherein the seal contacts an aft end of the pin.

4. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 2 , wherein the aft flange comprises an aft protrusion, and wherein the seal contacts the aft protrusion.

5. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the blade outer air seal segment defines a plurality of diffusion holes extending from a radially outward surface of the blade outer air seal segment to a radially inward surface of the blade outer air seal segment.

6. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a circumferential seal located circumferentially adjacent to the forward rail, wherein a circumferential length of the forward rail is less than a circumferential length of the blade outer air seal segment.

7. A turbine section of a gas turbine engine, comprising:

a blade configured to rotate about an engine central longitudinal axis; and

a blade outer air seal assembly located radially outward of the blade, the blade outer air seal assembly comprising:

a blade outer air seal segment including a forward rail and an aft rail, wherein the forward rail is castellated;

a blade outer air seal support coupled to the blade outer air seal segment, the blade outer air seal support comprising an aft flange, a first forward flange, and a second forward flange, the second forward flange being located forward of the first forward flange, wherein the second forward flange is castellated, and wherein a proximal surface of the forward rail is axially aligned with a distal surface of the second forward flange; and

a pin disposed through the aft rail, the aft flange, the first forward flange, and the forward rail.

8. The turbine section of claim 7 , wherein the blade outer air seal assembly further comprises a seal disposed aft of the aft rail, and wherein the seal contacts an aft end of the pin.

9. The turbine section of claim 7 , wherein the blade outer air seal assembly further comprises a seal disposed aft of the aft rail, and wherein the seal contacts an aft protrusion extending from the aft flange.

10. The turbine section of claim 9 , wherein the seal comprises a brush seal, the brush seal including a backing plate and a plurality of bristles coupled to the backing plate, and wherein the backing plate contacts the aft protrusion.

11. The turbine section of claim 7 , wherein a forward end of the pin contacts the second forward flange.

12. The turbine section of claim 11 , wherein the second forward flange defines a pin receptacle, and wherein the forward end of the pin is located within the pin receptacle.

13. A blade assembly of a gas turbine engine, comprising:

a blade configured to rotate about an axis; and

a blade outer air seal assembly located radially outward of the blade, the blade outer air seal assembly comprising:

a blade outer air seal segment including a forward rail and an aft rail, wherein the forward rail is castellated,

a blade outer air seal support coupled to the blade outer air seal segment, the blade outer air seal support comprising an aft flange, a first forward flange, and a second forward flange, the second forward flange being located forward of the first forward flange, wherein the second forward flange is castellated, and wherein a proximal surface of the forward rail is axially aligned with a distal surface of the second forward flange; and

a pin disposed through the aft rail, the aft flange, the first forward flange, and the forward rail.

14. The blade assembly of claim 13 , wherein a forward end of the pin contacts the second forward flange.

15. The blade assembly of claim 13 , wherein the blade outer air seal assembly further comprises a seal disposed aft of the aft rail, and wherein the seal contacts an aft end of the pin.

16. The blade assembly of claim 14 , wherein the blade outer air seal assembly further comprises a seal disposed aft of the aft rail, and wherein the seal contacts an aft protrusion extending from the aft flange.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AND REMOVE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11886281 AND ADD PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 14846874. TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054062 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055659/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 22, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053845/0275 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: BARKER, WILLIAM M.; WHITNEY, DANIEL J.; MCCAFFREY, MICHAEL G.; CLARK, THOMAS E.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048043/0736 →
Continuity (1)
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