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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Benjamin LaBelle, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Jason Franklin Joel, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/06 (2006.01); B64D 29/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/08 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); B64D 29/06 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine nacelle comprised of a top portion with hinges and a composite fan cowl pivotally connected to the top portion by the hinges. The composite fan cowl comprises a core with a hinge zone having a first thickness and a body zone having a second thickness. The hinge zone includes the hinges. The body zone is distal from the hinge zone, and the first thickness is less than the second thickness.