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

Claim 20:
21. 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; 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 exit stator portion including a cavity along the first trailing edge of the fan exit stator portion and the fan frame strut portion including a tongue along the second leading edge of the fan frame strut portion, the tongue disposed within the cavity, a hollow cavity defined between the tongue and the fan exit stator portion when the integrated fan exit stator-fan frame strut assembly is assembled.