Supporting structure for a gas turbine engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9822652
APP PUB NO 20150176420A1
SERIAL NO

14408058

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A supporting structure for a gas turbine engine comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced, load carrying radial elements connecting the inner and outer rings, said radial elements being configured to transfer loads between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein a gas channel for a primary axial gas flow is defined between the inner and outer rings, wherein the supporting structure has an inlet side for primary gas flow entrance and an outlet side for primary gas outflow, wherein the radial elements have an airfoil shape with a leading edge directed towards the inlet side, a trailing edge directed towards the outlet side, and two opposite sides connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge, and wherein at least a first of said radial elements is connected to an adjacent part of the supporting structure via a weld joint that extends across the leading edge and circumferentially at least partly around the first radial element.

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GKN AEROSPACE SWEDEN AB461 81 TROLLHÄTTAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gustafsson, Dan Bralanda, SE 3 71
Jakobsson, Hakan Trollhattan, SE 33 1291
Sjoqvist, Roger Trollhattan, SE 4 29

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