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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Frank Worthoff, West Chester, OH (US);
Benjamin James Roby, Fairfield, OH (US);
Scott Roger Finn, Montgomery, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2300/2102 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6012 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for a multiple layer fan casing surrounding a fan having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades rotatable about a rotational axis and having a sub-portion defining a blade impact zone, the multiple layers comprising an inner fiber layer confronting the blades, an outer fiber layer overlying the inner carbon layer, a glass layer sandwiched between the inner and outer composite fiber layers.