Global Patent Index - EP 4339513 A2

EP 4339513 A2 20240320 - A COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

A COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

BRENNKAMMERANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE DE CHAMBRE DE COMBUSTION

Publication

EP 4339513 A2 20240320 (EN)

Application

EP 23185270 A 20230713

Priority

GB 202213352 A 20220913

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure relates to a combustor assembly 16 for a gas turbine engine 10, the combustor assembly 16 comprising: a combustor wall 30 defining a combustion chamber 25 and comprising an opening periphery 33, the opening periphery 33 defining a first opening 32; a sealing element 34 comprising an annular body 35, the annular body 35 extending around a sealing element axis S and extending through the first opening 32, the sealing element 34 further comprising a flange 38 extending radially outward from the annular body 35 with respect to the axis S to a distal surface 58, the flange 38 slidingly coupling the sealing element 34 and the combustor wall 30 and forming a seal or first partial seal between the sealing element 34 and the combustor wall 30, the annular body comprising an outer surface 37 and an inner surface 36, the inner surface 36 defining a second opening 49 configured to receive a fuel nozzle 40, wherein a first total clearance D<sub>1</sub>, D<sub>2</sub> between the outer surface 37 and the opening periphery 33 in a first direction A is greater than a second total clearance d<sub>1</sub>, d<sub>2</sub> between the outer surface 37 and the opening periphery 33 in a second direction B perpendicular to the first direction A such that the sealing element 34 is able to slide relative to the combustor wall 30 by a greater extent in the first direction A than in the second direction B.

IPC 8 full level

F23R 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F23R 3/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F23R 3/283 (2013.01 - EP); F23R 3/60 (2013.01 - EP); F23R 2900/00012 (2013.01 - EP US); F23R 2900/03042 (2013.01 - EP); F23R 2900/03043 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4339513 A2 20240320; EP 4339513 A3 20240508; GB 202213352 D0 20221026; US 2024085020 A1 20240314

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23185270 A 20230713; GB 202213352 A 20220913; US 202318226975 A 20230727