US 12,129,767 B1
Gas turbine mounting configurations for bending mitigation
Patrick S. Sage, Cincinnati, OH (US); Steven M. McDonough, Sunbury, OH (US); Mahesh Khandeparker, Bangalore (IN); Stephen G. Matava, Andover, MA (US); and Shashi Alok, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,328.
Int. Cl. B64D 27/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 25/28 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/323 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas turbine engine defining a centerline, the gas turbine engine comprising:
a pylon;
an inlet to be subjected to an inlet load along an inlet load axis;
a case assembly including:
a fan case;
a booster case disposed downstream of the fan case; and
an intermediate case disposed downstream of the fan case and the booster case;
a forward mount coupling the fan case to the pylon, the coupling of the forward mount to the pylon defining a first line of action;
an aft mount; and
a thrust link coupling the intermediate case to the pylon, the thrust link defining a second line of action, an intersection of the first line of action and the second line of action disposed at least one of: (1) on the inlet load axis and the centerline, (2) downstream of the inlet load axis and beneath the centerline, or (3) upstream of the inlet load axis and above the centerline.