Patent ID: 11873735
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  D | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A gas turbine engine, comprising:
at least one of:
a fan section;
a compressor section; or
a turbine section; and
a composite component positioned within one of the fan section, the compressor section, or turbine section, the composite component comprising:
a body comprising a composite material formed from a first plurality of weft fiber tows and a first plurality of warp fiber tows including a first portion of warp fiber tows;
a connection feature integrally woven to the body, the connection feature comprising a composite material formed from a second plurality of weft fiber tows and a second plurality of warp fiber tows including the first portion warp fiber tows; and
a plurality of Z-weaver fiber tows that form at least a portion of the body and the connection feature, the Z-weaver fiber tows extending through a thickness of the connection feature and through a thickness of the body;
wherein the first portion of warp fiber tows extend in a first direction within the body and in a second direction within the connection feature different than the first direction, and the Z-weaver fiber tows extend in a third direction different than the first direction and different than the second direction; and
wherein the composite material of the body and the composite material of the connection feature comprise alternating layers of fiber tows integrally woven together.