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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Milind Khare, Karnataka, IN;
Srinivas Chinthapally, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Avinash Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Venkatarao Ganji, Karnataka, IN;
Theodore Brockett, Gilbert, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A turbine engine has an engine case with an inlet and an interior of the engine. A bearing is disposed on a portion of the engine case. A fan is disposed within the engine and rotates with operation of the engine. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades, and each fan blade is secured at a first end to a disk. A second end of each fan blade is disposed adjacent to the bearing. The portion is oriented relative to the fan such that a reaction force of a fan blade impacting the bearing is directed axially or away from the inlet.