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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Zaeem Ashraf Khan, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0666 (2013.01); F03D 1/0625 (2013.01); F03D 1/0691 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor for coupling to a shaft is provided. The rotor includes a space frame hub having a central portion coupled to the shaft and a first structural member coupled to said central portion, wherein the first structural member has a first length. The rotor further includes a first blade coupled to the first structural member and having a tip end spaced from the shaft at a second length that is longer than the first length.