Patent ID: 11859509
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  F  B  Y | IPC B  C  F

Claim 0:
1. A composite component defining a component aperture extending between a first surface and a second surface, the composite component comprising an insert, the insert comprising:
an insert annular wall positioned in the component aperture, the insert annular wall defining an insert aperture therethrough; and
an insert flange extending radially outwardly from the insert annular wall, wherein the insert flange contacts the first surface of the composite component, and wherein the insert flange comprises a diameter about 1.5 times to about 5 times greater than a smallest diameter of the component aperture defined by the composite component, and
wherein a bushing is received within the insert aperture, the bushing having a bushing annular wall and a bushing flange extending radially outward from the bushing annular wall, and wherein the diameter of the insert flange is greater than a diameter of the bushing flange;
wherein the diameter of the insert flange is about 1.5 times to about 3 times greater than the smallest diameter of the component aperture defined by the composite component.