Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine yoke and build support
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Application No.: US16398824Application Date: 2019-04-30
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Publication No.: US11248497B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Carlo Porco , Geoffrey Henriksen , Jason Wedemire , Anthony Mathias , David Nicol , Filip Ristovski
- Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Applicant Address: CA Longueuil
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Longueuil
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Main IPC: F01D25/28
- IPC: F01D25/28 ; B25H1/00

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine yoke includes an arcuate body mountable to a stand and rotatable between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation. The body has an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall and first and second side walls extending between the inner and outer walls. A mounting plane of the yoke extends through the inner and outer walls and is positioned between the first and second side walls. Engine attachments are spaced apart along the inner wall and lie in the mounting plane. A method of assembling the gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200347752A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE YOKE AND BUILD SUPPORT Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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