Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140037399 | No Flange Damage Wedge Lock Washers - No flange damage wedge lock washers are disclosed. The washers may comprise an upper washer and a lower washer. The lower washer may have a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. The at least one means for securement may be arranged to keep together the lower washer and a flange without causing damage to the flange. A locking fastener assembly which comprises no flange damage wedge lock washers is also disclosed. The locking fastener assembly may include a lower washer having a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. A method of manufacturing a locking fastener assembly which comprises no flange damage wedge lock washers is also disclosed. The locking fastener assembly of the method may include a lower washer having a generally smooth bottom surface and at least one means for securement. | 02-06-2014 |
20140056667 | PITCH DIAMETER SHANK BOLT WITH SHEAR SLEEVE - A fastener includes a fastening portion including a head, a threaded portion having a first diameter, and a shank having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The shank is located between the head and the threaded portion. A sleeve surrounds the shank. The sleeve and the shank are uncoupled. | 02-27-2014 |
20140086737 | STRUCTURAL GUIDE VANE INTERNAL TOPOLOGY - A disclosed structural guide vane for a gas turbine engine includes a strut defining a plurality of channels and a cover attached over the plurality of channels. The strut includes a first side defining a first surface of an airfoil and a second side including a plurality of channels. At least one of the plurality of channels defines a wall thickness of a portion of the first side that varies in a chord wise direction. | 03-27-2014 |
20140093355 | EXTENDED INDENTATION FOR A FASTENER WITHIN AN AIR FLOW - A vane includes a surface with an aperture having an extended indentation at least partially therearound. | 04-03-2014 |
20150226067 | AIRFOIL ARRAY WITH AIRFOILS THAT DIFFER IN GEOMETRY ACCORDING TO GEOMETRY CLASSES - An airfoil array includes a plurality of airfoils that differ in geometry over a plurality of geometry classes. An airfoil can include an airfoil body that has a first distinct piece and a second distinct piece that seats together with the first distinct piece. The first distinct piece and the second distinct piece include a mistake-proof feature configured such that the second distinct piece fully seats with the first distinct piece. | 08-13-2015 |
20150233264 | RETENTION OF DAMPING MEDIA - An example method of assembling a particle damped gas turbine engine component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, holding damping media within a cavity of a gas turbine engine component using magnetic force. | 08-20-2015 |
20150267737 | PITCH DIAMETER SHANK BOLT WITH SHEAR SLEEVE - A fastener includes a fastening portion including a head, a threaded portion having a first diameter, and a shank having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The shank is located between the head and the threaded portion. A sleeve surrounds the shank. The sleeve and the shank are uncoupled. | 09-24-2015 |
20150275694 | STRUCTURAL GUIDE VANE CIRCUMFERENTIAL LOAD BEARING SHEAR PIN - A turbofan engine structural guide vane is mounted to a forward bulkhead of a core engine case structure at an inner end and to a fan case at an outer end. A plurality of shear pins extend from the aft portion of the structural guide vane into a corresponding plurality of openings defined in the bulkhead for bearing circumferential loads. | 10-01-2015 |