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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Erin M. Romanowski, Avon, IN (US);
Eric W. Engebretsen, Zionsville, IN (US);
Matthew A. Scott, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/12 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/12 (2013.01); F01D 5/066 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6012 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinner for use in a gas turbine engine includes a body and an aft ring coupled to the body. The body is symmetrically formed by filament winding around a central axis. The aft ring includes a band coupled to the body and a plurality of fairings that extend outward in a radial direction from the band away from the central axis.