IP Library Granted Patent US 11,047,250
Granted Patent B2
US 11,047,250 · App. 16/376,210 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

CMC BOAS transverse hook arrangement

Inventors: William M. Barker (North Andover, MA); Thomas E. Clark (Sanford, ME); Daniel J. Whitney (Topsham, ME)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
F01D11/08F01D25/12F01D25/246F05D2240/55F05D2300/6033
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,047,250
App. No.
16/376,210
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade outer air seal includes a base portion that extends between a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side and from a first axial side to a second axial side. A first wall is axially spaced from a second wall. The first and second walls extend from the base portion. The second wall has at least one wall window configured to engage with a support structure. An outer wall radially spaced from the base portion between the first and second walls. The outer wall has at least one outer wall window configured to engage with the support structure.

Claims (29)

1. A blade outer air seal, comprising:

a base portion extending between a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side and from a first axial side to a second axial side;

a first wall axially spaced from a second wall, the first and second walls extending from the base portion, the second wall having at least one wall window configured to engage with a support structure; and

an outer wall radially spaced from the base portion between the first and second walls, the outer wall having at least one outer wall window configured to engage with the support structure, and wherein the at least one wall window is arranged between the outer wall and the base portion.

2. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein a slot extends through the first wall, the slot configured to engage with a vane support structure.

3. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein the base portion, first and second walls, and the outer wall form a circumferentially extending passage.

4. The blade outer air seal of claim 3 , wherein first and second hooks of the support structure are configured to extend into the circumferentially extending passage.

5. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein the at least one outer wall window has a width in a circumferential direction that is less than 40% of a width of the base portion in the circumferential direction.

6. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein the base portion extends axially beyond the first wall.

7. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the outer wall have a same thickness.

8. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein a film cooling hole extends through the base portion.

9. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , wherein the blade outer air seal is a ceramic matrix composite material.

10. A blade outer air seal, comprising:

a base portion extending between a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side and from a first axial side to a second axial side;

a first wall axially spaced from a second wall, the first and second walls extending from the base portion, the second wall having at least one wall window configured to engage with a support structure, and a third wall and a fourth wall between the first and second walls; and

an outer wall radially spaced from the base portion between the first and second walls, the outer wall having at least one outer wall window configured to engage with the support structure, the first and third walls joined by the outer wall, and the second and fourth walls joined by a second outer wall.

11. The blade outer air seal of claim 10 , wherein the base portion, the first wall, the third wall, and the outer wall form a first circumferentially extending passage, and the base portion, the second wall, the fourth wall, and the second outer wall form a second circumferentially extending passage.

12. The blade outer air seal of claim 10 , wherein the blade outer air seal is a ceramic matrix composite material.

13. A turbine section for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

a turbine blade extending radially outwardly to a radially outer tip and for rotation about an axis of rotation;

a blade outer air seal having a plurality of segments mounted in a support structure, the plurality of segments arranged circumferentially about the axis of rotation and radially outward of the outer tip; and

wherein each segment has a base portion extending between a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side and from a first axial side to a second axial side, a first wall axially spaced from a second wall, the first and second walls extending from the base portion, the second wall having at least one wall window engaged with a first hook on the support structure and an outer wall radially spaced from the base portion between the first and second walls, the outer wall having at least one outer wall window engaged with a second hook on the support structure, and a third wall and a fourth wall between the first and second walls, the first and third walls joined by the outer wall to form a first circumferentially extending passage, and the second and fourth walls joined by a second outer wall to form a second circumferentially extending passage.

14. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein a slot extends through the first wall, and a vane support structure extends through the slot.

15. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein the first and second hooks extend in a same axial direction.

16. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein the first hook extends into the second circumferentially extending passage and the second hook extends into the first circumferentially extending passage.

17. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the outer wall have a same thickness.

18. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein a wear liner is arranged between the first and second hooks and the segment.

19. The turbine section of claim 18 , wherein the wear liner is formed from a cobalt material.

20. The turbine section of claim 13 , wherein the blade outer air seal is a ceramic matrix composite material.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 27, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056412/0769 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2019
From: BARKER, WILLIAM M.; CLARK, THOMAS E.; WHITNEY, DANIEL J.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048803/0469 →
Continuity (1)
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