Patent ID: 11873738
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 21:
22. An integrated fan exit stator-fan frame strut assembly for a gas turbine engine, the integrated fan exit stator-fan frame strut assembly comprising:
a fan exit stator portion having an airfoil including a first leading edge and a first trailing edge, the fan exit stator portion defining a cavity along the first trailing edge, the cavity including a key; and
a fan frame strut portion including a second leading edge and a second trailing edge, the second leading edge of the fan frame strut portion aerodynamically integrated with the first trailing edge of the fan exit stator portion, the fan frame strut portion including a tongue along the second leading edge, the tongue disposed within the cavity, the tongue including a keyway cavity, the key positioned in the keyway cavity.