US 12,392,259 B2
Additively manufactured protective cover for gas turbine components
Zachary Oras, Riverview, FL (US); Logan Mitchell, Tampa, FL (US); Zachary Ezzo, Tampa, FL (US); and Zachary Hopkins, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/491,574.
Prior Publication US 2025/0129725 A1, Apr. 24, 2025
Int. Cl. F01D 25/28 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC F01D 25/285 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F05D 2260/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A unitary cover for a gas turbine component, the unitary cover comprising:
a unitarily constructed cover for the gas turbine component, the unitarily constructed cover including:
a top portion;
a bottom portion;
at least one wall extending from the top portion to the bottom portion;
a chamber accessible via the bottom portion, the chamber configured to retain the component such that at least a part of the component is protected by the unitary cover; and
a first stop and a second stop each extending into the chamber, the first stop and the second stop disposed in different vertical planes;
wherein:
the unitary cover includes an elastomeric material;
each of the first stop and the second stop are disposed on the bottom portion;
the first stop includes a first lower stop and a second lower stop, the first lower stop facing the second lower stop;
the second stop includes a first upper stop and a second upper stop, the first upper stop facing the second upper stop; and
the at least one wall includes a plurality of walls, each of the first lower stop, the second lower stop, the first upper stop, and the second upper stop being disposed on a different one of the plurality of walls.