IP Library Granted Patent US 12,018,567
Granted Patent B2
US 12,018,567 · App. 17/828,670 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Joint between gas turbine engine components with bonded fastener(s)

Inventors: Philippe Savard (Terrebonne, CA); Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno, CA)
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
F01D11/003F01D11/005F05D2240/55F05D2260/30
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Patent No.
US 12,018,567
App. No.
17/828,670
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This gas turbine engine assembly includes a seal carrier, a seal land, a seal ring, a plate and a fastener. The seal carrier has an annular groove and extends between a first side and a second side. The seal land is opposite the annular groove. The seal ring seals a gap between the seal carrier and the seal land. The seal ring is seated in the annular groove. The plate is at the second side of the seal carrier. The fastener includes a head and an elongated member connected to the head. The head is at the first side of the seal carrier. The elongated member projects out from the head through the seal carrier, the seal ring and the plate. The elongated member is bonded to the plate.

Claims (51)

1. An assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

a seal carrier with an annular groove, the seal carrier extending between a first side and a second side;

a seal land opposite the annular groove;

a seal ring sealing a gap between the seal carrier and the seal land, the seal ring seated in the annular groove;

a plate at the second side of the seal carrier; and

a fastener including a head and an elongated member connected to the head;

the head at the first side of the seal carrier;

the elongated member projecting out from the head through the seal carrier, the seal ring and the plate, and the elongated member bonded to the plate;

the seal carrier constructed from a seal carrier material; and

the plate and the fastener constructed from a common material that is different than the seal carrier material.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second fastener including a second head and a second elongated member connected to the second head;

the second head at the first side of the seal carrier;

the second elongated member projecting out from the second head through the seal carrier, the seal ring and the plate; and

the second elongated member bonded to the plate.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fastener rotationally secures the seal ring to the seal land.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal carrier and the seal ring are clamped between the head and the plate.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the head is abutted against the seal carrier at the first side of the seal carrier.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the head is seated in a recess in the seal carrier at the first side of the seal carrier.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is abutted against the seal carrier at the second side of the seal carrier.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is welded to the elongated member at a distal end of the elongated member.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is brazed to the elongated member at a distal end of the elongated member.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein

the seal carrier includes an annular first side member and an annular second side member;

the annular first side member is disposed at the first side of the seal carrier;

the annular second side member is disposed at the second side of the seal carrier; and

the annular groove is formed by and between the annular first side member and the annular second side member.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein

the head engages the annular first side member; and

the plate engages the annular second side member.

12. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein

the annular first side member has a first member thickness;

the annular second side member has a second member thickness; and

the plate has a plate thickness that is less than at least one of the first member thickness or the second member thickness.

13. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plate is an arcuate body.

14. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein

the seal ring circumscribes the seal land; and

the seal carrier circumscribes the seal ring.

15. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a flowpath wall that includes the seal carrier; and

a support structure that includes the seal land.

16. An assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:

a seal carrier with an annular groove, the seal carrier extending between a first side and a second side;

a seal land opposite the annular groove;

a seal ring sealing a gap between the seal carrier and the seal land, the seal ring seated in the annular groove;

a plate at the second side of the seal carrier; and

a fastener including a head and an elongated member connected to the head;

the head at the first side of the seal carrier;

the elongated member projecting out from the head through the seal carrier, the seal ring and the plate, and the elongated member bonded to the plate;

the seal carrier including an annular first side member and an annular second side member, the annular first side member disposed at the first side of the seal carrier, the annular second side member disposed at the second side of the seal carrier, and the annular groove formed by and between the annular first side member and the annular second side member; and

the annular first side member having a first member height, the annular second side member having a second member height, and the plate having a plate height that is less than at least one of the first member height or the second member height.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2022
From: SAVARD, PHILIPPE; LEFEBVRE, GUY
To: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
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Continuity (1)
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