Patent ID: 11891905
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. A compressor section of a gas turbine engine, the compressor section comprising:
(a) a shaft for driving a compressor;
(b) a static frame;
(c) a bearing; and
(d) a bearing support assembly coupled between the static frame and the shaft, the bearing support assembly comprising:
(i) a bearing support frame coupled to the static frame;
(ii) a plurality of ribs connected to the bearing support frame; and
(iii) a bearing support connected to the plurality of ribs and configured to support the bearing,, wherein the bearing support assembly has a non-axisymmetric stiffness around a circumference of the bearing support assembly, and wherein the non-axisymmetric stiffness is achieved by altering a material of one or more of the plurality of ribs.