Patent ID: 9366185
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F01D,F02C,F02K,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A wall assembly for a turbine engine, comprising: a wall extending axially along a centerline of the turbine engine, and circumferentially at least partially around the centerline; a plurality of mounting brackets arranged circumferentially around the centerline, each of the plurality of mounting brackets includes a groove that extends axially into the respective mounting bracket; and a plurality of wall brackets radially within the wall, at least one of the plurality of wall brackets including a tongue and a base, wherein the tongue extends axially from the base into the groove of a respective one of the plurality of mounting brackets, and the base is connected to the wall; wherein the wall assembly forms an inner radial portion of a bypass duct of the turbine engine, and the plurality of wall brackets connect the wall to the plurality of mounting brackets; wherein the wall includes a plurality of panels that are arranged circumferentially around the centerline; and wherein the base of at least one of the wall brackets connects a first of the plurality of panels to a second of the plurality of panels.