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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Nicholas M Merriman, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F01D 11/12 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F01D 5/20 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/388 (2013.01); F01D 5/20 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F01D 11/12 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/10 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine, the method including providing a fan having a plurality of fan blades circumscribed by a fan track liner and attaching a cutter to the fan track liner, the cutter is arranged towards the blades of the fan. The fan blades are rotated so that one or more of the fan blades are trimmed by the cutter. Once one or more of the fan blades have been trimmed by a desired amount, the cutter is removed from the fan track liner.