Pylon and engine mount configuration

US8950702B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950702-B2
Application numberUS-1623408-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 18, 2008
Priority dateJan 18, 2008
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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Abstract

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A mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a pylon mount structure that has a fore mount portion and an aft mount portion. A first engine mount beam is integrally formed with the fore mount portion as a single-piece component, and a second engine mount beam is integrally formed with the aft mount portion as a single-piece component. The first engine mount beam is attachable to the engine case at a fore attachment interface, and the second engine mount beam is attached to the engine case at an aft attachment interface.

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What is claimed is: 1. A mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine comprising: a pylon mount structure having a first mount portion and a second mount portion positioned aft of said first mount portion, said first and said second mount portions comprising separate components to be independently attached to a pylon; a first engine mount beam integrally formed with said first mount portion as a single-piece component, said first engine mount beam being attachable to an engine…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B64D27/404Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • B64D27/26Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8950702B2 cover?
A mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a pylon mount structure that has a fore mount portion and an aft mount portion. A first engine mount beam is integrally formed with the fore mount portion as a single-piece component, and a second engine mount beam is integrally formed with the aft mount portion as a single-piece component. The first engine mount beam is attachable to the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cloft Thomas G, United Technologies Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D27/404. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).