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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Hao Shen, St. Peters, MO (US);
Matthew T. Lakebrink, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Timothy M. Garrett, St. Louis, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/46 (2006.01); B64D 27/20 (2006.01); F02K 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/46 (2013.01); B64D 27/20 (2013.01); F02K 1/52 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/128 (2013.01); F05D 2250/711 (2013.01); F05D 2250/712 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
A jet noise suppressor and an airplane are provided. The jet noise suppressor includes a nozzle with a front end, a back end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, a plurality of struts, and a plurality of vents. Each strut includes a base and a distal end with the base of each strut coupled to the interior surface of the nozzle, and each vent corresponds to a respective strut and is formed within the interior surface of the nozzle between the front end of the nozzle and the base of the respective strut.