Patent ID: 11946645
Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A single-piece combustor casing component for a gas turbine engine, the single-piece combustor casing component comprising:
a combustor outer casing portion;
an outlet guide vane outer case portion;
a pre-diffuser portion;
a plurality of outlet guide vanes; and
an outlet guide vane inner case portion, further comprising an end surface, the end surface including a plurality of blind holes for receiving connectors,
wherein the combustor outer casing portion comprises one or more axial ribs, and at least one of the plurality of blind holes is radially aligned with an axial rib,
wherein the one or more axial ribs are on at least one of an external surface or an internal surface of the combustor outer casing portion,
wherein the combustor outer casing portion has one or more axial ribs on both the internal and external surfaces, and each axial rib on the external surface is radially aligned with a respective axial rib on the internal surface.