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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Frank J. Euvino, Jr., Naugatuck, CT (US);
David R. Lyders, Middletown, CT (US);
Inventors:
Frank J. Euvino, Jr., Naugatuck, CT (US);
David R. Lyders, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular fan inlet case includes a center ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of struts each coupled at a first end to the center ring, and at a second end to the outer ring. A plurality of shell members are each configured to be removably coupled to a corresponding strut. Preferably, the plurality of shell members each define a longitudinal groove for being received onto the corresponding strut.