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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Fred W. Schwark, Jr., Simsbury, CT (US);
Oliver V. Atassi, Longmeadow, MA (US);
William D. Owen, Windsor, CT (US);
Inventors:
Fred W. Schwark, Jr., Simsbury, CT (US);
Oliver V. Atassi, Longmeadow, MA (US);
William D. Owen, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/075 (2006.01); F02K 1/12 (2006.01); F02K 1/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable area fan nozzle for a high-bypass gas turbine engine includes a first track slider movable relative to the hinge beam along a first interface. A second track slider is movable relative to the first track slider along a second interface that includes a bearing assembly. A VAFN cowl is mounted to the second track slider.