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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Richard K. Keller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jonathan S. Sands, Clayton, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/04 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 35/04 (2013.01); B64C 11/30 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 41/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan module for an aircraft is disclosed herein. The fan module includes a fan rotor and an optional power supply system. The fan rotor is mounted for rotation about a central axis and configured to couple to a rotational power source. The fan rotor includes a plurality of variable-pitch fan blades each movable from a thrust-generation orientation to a power-generation orientation.