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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark J Knight, Bridgnorth, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415160 ; 415161 ; 416 23 ; 416D / ;
Abstract
Conventionally gas turbine engine compressors have fixed inlet guide vanes to give a predetermined swirl to incoming air at an engine design speed, so that air enters the compressor at an optimum angle. At speeds much lower, for example, than the design speed the guide vane is less efficient. The guide vanes are thereby made variable in camber. Each vane comprises a number of spanwise hinged members which can be moved relative one to another to vary the vane camber.