IP Library Granted Patent US 11,319,817
Granted Patent B2
US 11,319,817 · App. 16/821,169 · Granted May 3, 2022

Airfoil with panel and side edge cooling

Inventor: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley (Manchester, CT)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,319,817
App. No.
16/821,169
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An airfoil includes a core structure that defines a cooling passage and first and second panels that are attached with the core structure. Each of the first and second panels includes an exterior gas path side, an opposed interior side, and a side edge. The side edge has a bearing portion that defines a bearing surface. The bearing surface of the first panel abuts the bearing surface of the second panel at a bearing interface. There are channels in the bearing portion of the first panel. Each of the channels has a first end that opens to the cooling passage and a second end that opens to the exterior gas path side at one of the side edges. Each of the channels is defined on a side by the bearing surface of the second panel.

Claims (13)

1. An airfoil comprising:

a core structure defining a cooling passage;

first and second panels attached with the core structure, each of the first and second panels including an exterior gas path side, an opposed interior side, and a side edge, the side edge having a bearing portion that defines a bearing surface, the bearing surface of the first panel abutting the bearing surface of the second panel at a bearing interface; and

channels in the bearing portion of the first panel, each of the channels having a first end opening to the cooling passage and a second end opening to the exterior gas path side at one of the side edges, and each of the channels being defined on a side by the bearing surface of the second panel.

2. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the channels are notches.

3. The airfoil as recited in claim 2 , wherein each of the notches is elongated and sloped.

4. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first and second panels overlap at the bearing interface.

5. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the airfoil includes an airfoil section and a platform, and the first and second panels are on the platform.

6. The airfoil as recited in claim 5 , wherein the channels are notches and each of the notches is elongated and sloped.

7. The airfoil as recited in claim 6 , wherein the first and second panels overlap at the bearing interface.

8. The airfoil as recited in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first or second panels includes a geometric segmented coating section.

9. The airfoil as recited in claim 5 wherein the first and second panels each include a side that is contoured to a shape of a portion of the airfoil section.

10. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bearing portion of the second panel is curved and overlaps the bearing portion of the first panel.

Assignments (3)
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 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15354056 · Nov 17, 2016
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