Flow ingestion discourager with ridged pattern for a turbomachine shroud

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

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

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Inventors:	Delvaux; John McConnell (Fountain Inn, SC), Hafner; Matthew Troy (Honea Path, SC), Taxacher; Glenn Curtis (Simpsonville, SC)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type General Electric Company Schenectady NY US
Assignee:	General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/598,691
Filed:	March 28, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D15/138
Current International Class:	1509
Field of Search:	;D15/7,122,123,126,138,139,199

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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2018/0371922	December 2018	Sitkiewicz

Primary Examiner: Palasik; Patricia A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wilson; Charlotte C. Pemrick; James W.

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