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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2024
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Alden Winn, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Andrew Solomon, Windsor, CT (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An impeller includes a cylindrical portion defining a fluid inlet, the cylindrical portion coaxial with a rotational axis of the impeller, a hub, a shroud extending downward and radially away from the cylindrical portion and covering the hub, a plurality of vanes extending between the shroud and the hub, a fluid outlet downstream of the plurality of vanes, a plurality of doors disposed circumferentially about the cylindrical portion proximate the inlet, and a spring element attached to and disposed between each of the plurality of doors and the cylindrical portion. Each of the plurality of doors is actuatable, via the spring element, between a first state and a second state.