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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr., Kennedale, TX (US);
William A. Amante, Grapevine, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations toc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); F04D 29/544 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ducted fan assembly has a central axis, a duct having an outer wall and an inner wall, a fan hub at least partially disposed on the central axis, a plurality of fan blades coupled to the fan hub, and a first stator. The first stator has a first end coupled to the inner wall, a second end coupled to the inner wall, and a hub interface disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the hub interface is coupled to the fan hub.