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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicant:
John W. Magowan, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Inventor:
John W. Magowan, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/072 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/067 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02C 3/067 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan section including a fan hub supporting a plurality of fan blades for rotation relative to a fan case, a shaft rotatable relative to the fan case about an engine center axis, and a geared architecture driven by the shaft to provide driving output to rotate the fan hub. A compressor is positioned forward of the geared architecture and radially inward of the fan blades, with the compressor being driven by the shaft.