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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Thomas Lee Becker, Jr., Symmes Township, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An aeronautical propulsion device including a fan and a plurality of variable guide vanes is provided. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades for providing a flow of air and the plurality of variable guide vanes are configured for directing air to or from the fan in a desired direction. Each of the plurality of guide vanes defines an inner end along the radial direction and is attached to a housing of the portion device at the inner end in a rotatable manner. The propulsion device further includes a pitch change mechanism positioned in the housing and mechanically coupled to at least one of the plurality of guide vanes for changing a pitch of the at least one of the plurality of guide vanes.