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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Kohlenberg, Kensington, CT (US);
Sean P. Zamora, Conventry, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/00 (2006.01); F02K 1/18 (2006.01); B64D 33/04 (2006.01); F02K 1/30 (2006.01); F02K 1/72 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/56 (2006.01); B64D 27/16 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/18 (2013.01); B64D 27/16 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/04 (2013.01); F01D 5/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F02K 1/30 (2013.01); F02K 1/72 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F04D 29/321 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); F04D 29/38 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01); F04D 29/563 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/128 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbofan engine includes a fan variable area nozzle includes having a first fan nacelle section and a second fan nacelle section movably mounted relative the first fan nacelle section. The second fan nacelle section axially slides aftward relative to the fixed first fan nacelle section to change the effective area of the fan nozzle exit area.