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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Leslie Charles Kurz, Hebron, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 25/02 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01); B64C 11/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 11/065 (2013.01); B64C 11/32 (2013.01); F01D 5/3023 (2013.01); F01D 17/162 (2013.01); F02C 7/042 (2013.01); F04D 29/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/74 (2013.01); F05D 2260/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine may have a blade receiver for holding a fan blade, wherein the blade receiver is rotatable about a radial axis of the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine may also include a variable pitch mechanism comprising an actuation arm. The gas turbine engine may also include a splined index ring disposed between the actuation arm of the variable pitch mechanism and the blade receiver. The splined index ring may include an outer spline and an inner spline.