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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Stephen P. Muron, Columbia, CT (US);
Larry Foster, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Stephen P. Muron, Columbia, CT (US);
Larry Foster, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F04D 29/388 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6012 (2013.01); F05D 2300/612 (2013.01); F05D 2300/614 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan blade having a body with a dovetail and an airfoil extending radially outwardly. The airfoil includes a pair of skins spaced to form an internal core, which define a pressure side and a suction side, and extending from a radially inner end to a radially outer tip. The core receives a plurality of braided tubes, with the tubes extending with at least a component in a radially outward direction. A fan and an engine are also described.