US 12,313,001 B2
Support structure for bearing compartment
Lawrence A. Binek, Glastonbury, CT (US); Christopher D. Ramsey, Glastonbury, CT (US); and Benjamin G. Gardell, Bristol, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,079.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/423,279, filed on Nov. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151181 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. F02C 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/06 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support structure integrally formed with a bearing compartment of a gas turbine engine, the support structure comprising:
a plurality of vertical supports and horizontal supports comprising one or more features to support machining of the bearing compartment and removal of the support structure from the bearing compartment prior to installation of the bearing compartment in the gas turbine engine;
a lower portion that contacts with a first overhang region of a housing of the bearing compartment;
an upper portion that extends from the first overhang region to a second overhang region of the housing that is radially inward of the first overhang region; and
a sidewall support that extends axially between the lower portion and the upper portion, wherein the sidewall support connects the lower portion to the upper portion.