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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Alan Roy Stuart, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F02C 7/045 (2006.01); F02K 3/068 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/042 (2013.01); B64D 29/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/045 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/068 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0206 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01); F05D 2250/314 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan case for use in a turbofan engine is provided. The fan case includes an aft portion having a substantially cylindrical cross-sectional shape, and a forward portion extending from the aft portion. A cross-sectional shape of the forward portion progressively decreases in radial size as the forward portion extends from the aft portion.