US 12,221,902 B2
Connecting structure for load transfer
Franz-Josef Ertl, Munich (DE); and Michael Cipollone, West Hartford, CT (US)
Assigned to MTU Aero Engines AG, Munich (DE)
Filed by MTU Aero Engines AG, Munich (DE)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,908.
Claims priority of application No. 102022101661.7 (DE), filed on Jan. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0235676 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F01D 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 9/042 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/32 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connecting structure for load transfer in a gas turbine, the connecting structure comprising:
a strut; and
at least one wall element, the strut at one end being integrally joined to the wall element, and the strut and the wall element being enclosed by a fillet, at least in areas, and integrally joined to same,
at least one root section being situated on the fillet;
the at least one root section numbering three or four root sections, each root section formed by a ridge with a comb, and each root section extending from the strut to the wall element, at least two successive root sections of the three or four root section extending with respect to one another at an angle in the range of 80° to 170°.