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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Britton Greene, East Hartford, CT (US);
Dustin Joseph Frohnapfel, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/36 (2006.01); F02C 3/06 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F01D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/366 (2013.01); F02C 3/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F01D 7/02 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boost compressor assembly may comprise an outer annular structure and a plurality of blades. Each blade in the plurality of blades may be moveably coupled to the outer annular structure. The plurality of blades may be configured to deploy in response to the boost compressor assembly rotating. The plurality of blades may be configured to retract when the boost compressor assembly stops rotating.