US 12,352,443 B2
CMC combustor deflector
Brandon ALlanson Reynolds, Cincinnati, OH (US); Matthew Mark Weaver, Loveland, OH (US); and Daniel Patrick Kerns, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/796,453.
Application 16/902,308 is a division of application No. 15/421,536, filed on Feb. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,690,347, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 18/796,453 is a continuation of application No. 17/680,751, filed on Feb. 25, 2022, granted, now 12,092,329.
Application 17/680,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/902,308, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,262,072, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0392965 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F23R 3/14 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01); F23R 3/60 (2006.01)
CPC F23R 3/007 (2013.01) [F23R 3/14 (2013.01); F23R 3/283 (2013.01); F23R 3/286 (2013.01); F23R 3/60 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combustor dome assembly having a forward side and an aft side, the combustor dome assembly comprising:
a combustor dome defining an opening;
a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) deflector positioned adjacent the combustor dome on the aft side of the combustor dome assembly, the CMC deflector including a deflector body and a deflector cup extending forward from the deflector body through the opening in the combustor dome; and
a fuel-air mixer positioned adjacent the combustor dome on the forward side of the combustor dome assembly, the fuel-air mixer including a first arm having a flange,
wherein a forward end of the deflector body flares inward along a radial direction to form a flare cone,
wherein the CMC deflector includes a groove configured to receive the flange of the fuel-air mixer,
wherein the CMC deflector includes a ramp portion extending to the groove, and
wherein the first arm is configured to slide along the ramp portion to place the flange in the groove.