Flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern for a turbomachine shroud

- General Electric
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top and perspective view of a design for a flow ingestion discourager with a ridged pattern for a turbomachine shroud.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager with a ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud.

FIG. 3 is a side, elevational view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, illustrating the ridged pattern being located towards the forward end of the shroud. The forward end is the left side of the shroud in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a side, elevational view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, illustrating the ridged pattern being located towards the forward end of the shroud. The forward end is the right side of the shroud in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, illustrating a front edge of the ridged pattern on the shroud.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, illustrating a rear or aft edge of the ridged pattern on the shroud.

FIG. 7 is a top and perspective view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager with a ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, showing the position of the flow ingestion discourager relative to an inspection hole located in the forward end of the shroud.

FIG. 8 is a top view of the design for the flow ingestion discourager with a ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, showing the position of the flow ingestion discourager relative to an inspection hole located in the forward end of the shroud; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the design for a flow ingestion discourager with a ridged pattern of FIG. 1 for a turbomachine shroud, showing the position of the flow ingestion discourager relative to an inspection hole located in the forward end of the shroud.

The broken lines in the drawings represent portions of the flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern for a turbomachine shroud which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern for a turbomachine shroud, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D871468
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 28, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2019
Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Inventors: John McConnell Delvaux (Fountain Inn, SC), Matthew Troy Hafner (Honea Path, SC), Glenn Curtis Taxacher (Simpsonville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Patricia A Palasik
Application Number: 29/598,691
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/138)