IP Library Granted Patent US 11,085,317
Granted Patent B2
US 11,085,317 · App. 16/570,338 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

CMC BOAS assembly

Inventors: Dean W. Johnson (Springvale, ME); Thomas E. Clark (Sanford, ME)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
F01D11/08F01D25/24F05D2220/32F05D2300/6033
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Patent No.
US 11,085,317
App. No.
16/570,338
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade outer air seal includes a base portion. A first wall and a second wall extend radially from the base portion. The first wall is axially spaced from the second wall. The first and second walls extend in a circumferential direction. A first hook extends from the first wall and a second hook extends from the second wall. The first and second hooks extend in an axial direction towards one another to form a passage that extends in the circumferential direction. The passage is configured to receive a carrier. A tab extends radially outward from the second hook. The tab is configured to engage with the carrier.

Claims (29)

1. A blade outer air seal, comprising:

a base portion;

a first wall and a second wall extending radially from the base portion, the first wall axially spaced from the second wall, the first and second walls extending in a circumferential direction;

a first hook extending from the first wall, and a second hook extending from the second wall, the first and second hooks extending in an axial direction towards one another to form a passage that extends in the circumferential direction, the passage configured to receive a carrier, the first and second walls, the first and second hooks, and the base portion have the same thickness; and

a tab extending radially outward from the second hook, the tab configured to engage with the carrier, wherein the blade outer air seal is a ceramic material and formed from twelve or fewer laminate plies.

2. The blade outer air seal of claim 1 , comprising a second tab extending radially outward from the second hook to form an opening between the tab and the second tab.

3. A carrier for a blade outer air seal, comprising:

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

a first rail and a second rail extending radially outward from the base, the first and second rails spaced apart from one another in an axial direction; and

the first rail is spaced from the first axial side to form a front base portion and the second rail is spaced from the second axial side to form an aft base portion, the front and aft base portions configured to engage with a blade outer air seal segment.

4. The carrier of claim 3 , wherein a slot is formed in at least one of the first and second rails, the slot configured to receive a pin.

5. The carrier of claim 4 , wherein the slot extends in the circumferential direction.

6. The carrier of claim 3 , wherein the carrier is a ceramic material.

7. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the carrier is formed from a plurality of laminate plies.

8. A blade outer air seal assembly, comprising:

a blade outer air seal having a plurality of segments extending circumferentially about an axis and mounted in a carrier;

at least one of the plurality of segments having a first wall and a second wall axially spaced from one another and a base portion extending from the first wall to the second wall to form a passage between the first and second walls; and

the carrier having a first rail and a second rail extending from a base, and a portion of the carrier is arranged within the passage, wherein the carrier is a ceramic material.

9. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 8 , wherein a first hook extends from the first wall, and a second hook extends from the second wall, the first and second hooks are radially outward of the base of the carrier.

10. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 8 , wherein a tab extends radially outward from the second hook, the tab engages with one of the first rail and the second rail.

11. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 8 , wherein a slot is formed in at least one of the first and second rails, the slot configured to receive a pin.

12. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 8 , wherein the at least one segment is a ceramic material.

13. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one segment is formed from a plurality of laminate plies.

14. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 13 , wherein the at least one segment is formed from twelve or fewer laminate plies.

15. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 8 , wherein the base of the carrier extends from a first axial side to a second axial and the first rail is spaced from the first axial side to form a front base portion and the second rail is spaced from the second axial side to form an aft base portion, the front and aft base portions configured to engage with the at least one segment.

16. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 10 , wherein the second rail is aft of the first rail and the tab engages with the second rail.

17. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 10 , wherein a slot is formed in at least one of the first and second rails, the slot configured to receive a pin.

18. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 17 , comprising a second tab extending radially outward from the second hook to form an opening between the tab and the second tab.

19. The blade outer air seal assembly of claim 18 , wherein the pin extends through the opening.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056835/0380 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2019
From: JOHNSON, DEAN W.; CLARK, THOMAS E.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050376/0076 →
Continuity (1)
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