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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicants:
James R. Murdock, Tolland, CT (US);
Kwan Hui, Manchester, CT (US);
Inventors:
James R. Murdock, Tolland, CT (US);
Kwan Hui, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F05D 2240/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan rotor includes a fan blade for use in a gas turbine engine includes a sheath formed of a material that is more conductive than a main fan blade body. A grounding element provides a grounding path from the sheath into a rotor receiving the fan blade. A gas turbine engine incorporating the fan blade is also disclosed.