US Patent 11767792 Compressor scroll spigot fit load interface

There is provided a load transfer interface in an aircraft engine for transferring a load from a bearing housing to an engine casing. The load transfer interface comprises a first component operatively coupled to and receiving the load from the bearing housing. The first component has a first annular body with a spigot extending axially from the first annular body. The interface comprises a second component operatively coupled to the first component and to the engine casing. The second component has a second annular body with a spigot-receiving cavity disposed therein. The spigot-receiving cavity is shaped and positioned to receive the spigot of the first component. The second component receives the load from the first component and transfers the load to the engine casing.