(19)
(11) EP 2 586 970 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/18

(21) Application number: 12190264.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.10.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01D 5/08(2006.01)
F01D 11/00(2006.01)
 F01D 5/30(2006.01)
F01D 25/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 28.10.2011 US 201113283733
28.10.2011 US 201113283689
28.10.2011 US 201113283710

(71) Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Farmington, CT 06032 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suciu, Gabriel L.
    Glastonbury, CT Connecticut 06033 (US)
  • Muron, Stephen P.
    Columbia, CT Connecticut 06237 (US)
  • Dye, Christopher M.
    San Diego, CA California 92117 (US)
  • Alvanos, Ioannis
    West Springfield, MA Massachusetts 01089 (US)
  • Merry, Brian D.
    Andover, CT Connecticut 06232 (US)
  • Salve, Arthur M.
    Tolland, CT Connecticut 06084 (US)
  • Norris, James W.
    Lebanon, CT Connecticut 06249 (US)

(74) Representative: Leckey, David Herbert 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


(54) Spoked spacer for a gas turbine engine


(57) A spacer (62C) for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor ring (84) defined along an axis of rotation and a plurality of core gas path seals (82) which extend from the rotor ring (84). Each of the plurality of core gas path seals (82) extends from the rotor ring (84) at an interface (86I), the interface (861) defined along a spoke (86).







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