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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Donald George Lachapelle, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Charles Glynn, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Donald Lee Gardner, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephen Craig Mitchell, West Chester, OH (US);
Mullahalli Venkataramaniah Srinivas, Mason, OH (US);
Edward Atwood Rainous, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Lance Pennekamp, Hamilton, OH (US);
Donald George LaChapelle, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Charles Glynn, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);
Donald Lee Gardner, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephen Craig Mitchell, West Chester, OH (US);
Mullahalli Venkataramaniah Srinivas, Mason, OH (US);
Edward Atwood Rainous, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Lance Pennekamp, Hamilton, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a unitary nacelle structure and an integrated fan housing for a gas turbine engine assembly. The unitary nacelle structure includes an inlet region and a fan cowl region, and is configured to at least partially circumscribe the integrated fan housing. The integrated fan housing comprises an integral composite structure and includes a fan case sized and configured for encircling a fan blade assembly of an associated gas turbine engine, a fan hub, and a plurality of fan outlet guide vanes. The unitary nacelle structure cooperates with the integrated fan housing to transfer static and dynamic loads directly to a support structure, rather than through the engine core, to minimize backbone bending.