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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Darin S. Lussier, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02C 7/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/40 (2006.01); F02K 1/72 (2006.01); F02K 1/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/20 (2013.01); F02K 1/72 (2013.01); F02K 1/766 (2013.01); F04D 29/403 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan housing assembly of a turbofan engine and method of manufacture includes a fan housing that defines a flowpath radially inward, and a groove structure attached to and located aft of the housing for connection to a stationary portion of an outer shell of a thrust reverser. The groove structure includes a base portion concentrically located about an engine axis, and aft and leading legs spaced axially apart from one another and projecting radially outward from the base portion. The fan housing, the base portion, and the aft and leading legs are made of a one-piece composite material.