COMPOSITE ARTICLE AND SUPPORT FRAME ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A composite article and frame assembly comprising:
- a composite article having plys,a support frame including a rail engaging a hook of the composite article,the rail including a rail contact surface generally conformal to and contacting a hook contact surface of the hook, andthe rail and hook contact surfaces being substantially normal to the plys beneath the hook contact surface.
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Abstract
A support frame includes a rail engaging a hook of a composite article having plys. The rail included a rail contact surface generally conformal to and contacting a hook contact surface of the hook. The rail and hook contact surfaces being substantially normal to the plys beneath the hook contact surface. One embodiment of the article is a composite nozzle segment including one or more airfoils extending radially between arcuate radially outer and inner band segments having plys curved about a centerline axis and the rail engages a hook of the radially inner band segment. The hook and the rail may be straight or arcuate. The frame includes a central body extending axially aftwardly from the rail to an aft frame flange. A frame pin may be mounted on the frame, engage the inner band segment or one of the airfoils, and may extend into a cavity in the airfoil.
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33 Claims
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1. A composite article and frame assembly comprising:
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a composite article having plys, a support frame including a rail engaging a hook of the composite article, the rail including a rail contact surface generally conformal to and contacting a hook contact surface of the hook, and the rail and hook contact surfaces being substantially normal to the plys beneath the hook contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A composite nozzle segment and frame assembly comprising:
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a composite nozzle segment including one or more airfoils extending radially between arcuate radially outer and inner band segments having plys and curved about a centerline axis, a support frame including a rail engaging a hook of the radially inner band segment, the rail including a rail contact surface generally conformal to and contacting a hook contact surface of the hook, and the rail and hook contact surfaces being substantially normal to the plys beneath the hook contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A turbine nozzle and support assembly comprising:
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a circular row of composite nozzle segments, each composite nozzle segment in the circular row of composite nozzle segments contacting a frame for transferring axial loads from the composite nozzle segment to an aft nozzle support, the composite nozzle segment including one or more airfoils extending radially between arcuate radially outer and inner band segments having plys and curved about a centerline axis, the support frame including a rail engaging a hook of the radially inner band segment, the rail including a rail contact surface generally conformal to and contacting a hook contact surface of the hook, and the rail and hook contact surfaces being substantially normal to the plys beneath the hook contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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