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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Gregory L. Detweiler, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 11/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/021 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine defining a longitudinal axis includes: a turbomachine; a fan drivingly coupled with the turbomachine, the fan being a forward thrust fan and having: a hub; a plurality of fan blades, the plurality of fan blades comprising a first fan blade; and a flapping hinge integrated into the first fan blade or coupled to the fan blade, at least a portion of the first fan blade moveable about the flapping hinge to define a variable angle with the longitudinal axis.