Double fan outlet guide vane with structural platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9303520-B2
Application number	US-201213652955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2012
Priority date	Dec 9, 2011
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

The assembly has a first guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to the first end, and a second guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to its first end. A first end structure spans between the first guide vane first end and the second guide vane first end. A second end structure spans between the first guide vane second end and the second guide vane second end. The first guide vane, the second guide vane, the first end structure, and the second end structure are integrally formed together to form a double vane with a continuous outer surface, and a continuous inner surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outlet guide vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising:
a first guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to said first end;
a second guide vane having a first end, a second end opposed to said first end;
a first end structure spanning between said first guide vane first end and said second guide vane first end; and
a second end structure spanning between said first guide vane second end and said second guide vane second end;
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Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Hasting William Howard
• Tudor Courtney James

Classifications

• F01D25/246

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F01D9/042 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F01D9/02 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F05D2240/12

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• Y02T50/672

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic