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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Brandon Shane Gerber, Charleston, SC (US);
Eric Lee Bell, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Shane Gerber, Charleston, SC (US);
Eric Lee Bell, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a rotor blade includes a tip, a root, and a body extending between the tip and the root. The body has surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The body further defines an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a bend therebetween. The bend is defined such that the outboard portion extends outwardly with respect to the inboard portion. The bend is stiffened to reduce opening of the bend during deflection of the rotor blade.