US 12,270,545 B1
T-head bolts or hollow flanged bushing with one thread or grooved end in a multi-liner arrangement
Raymond Surace, Newington, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on May 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/668,829.
Int. Cl. F23R 3/06 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC F23R 3/002 (2013.01) [F23R 2900/03044 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas turbine engine combustor panel assembly comprising:
a shell defining an outer periphery of a combustion chamber, the shell having an outer skin with a first plurality of holes;
a combustor panel, the combustor panel comprising:
a first end including a second plurality of holes on an inner face of the combustor panel extending through the inner face to an inner void then to an outer face of the combustor panel with a third plurality of holes configured to allow fluid flow from the first plurality of holes to the combustion chamber, and a plurality of bolt holes, wherein the inner void is a space defined by the inner face of the combustor panel, the outer face of the combustor panel and a plurality of bolts;
a second end comprising an internal combustion chamber section extending axially from a central axis and from a panel wall of the combustor panel;
a sheet metal seal plate abutting the plurality of bolt holes and an interface of the combustor panel; and
the plurality of bolts configured to extend along a central axis and interface with the plurality of bolt holes to connect the combustor panel to the shell.