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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
Applicant:
John R. Webster, Derby, GB;
Inventor:
John R. Webster, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/06 (2006.01); F02K 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 3/46 (2006.01); B64C 3/48 (2006.01); F02K 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/10 (2013.01); B64C 3/46 (2013.01); B64C 3/48 (2013.01); F02K 1/06 (2013.01); F02K 1/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable geometry () structure comprising: an flexural element (); a tensioning element () connected to the flexural element (); and an actuator () for adjusting the tensioning element () to change the load placed on the flexural element (), thereby changing the geometry of the structure ().