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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/025 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F01D 25/164 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fan disc is provided for supporting fan blades of a gas turbine engine. The fan disc has a disc body having axially extending slots for receiving, in use, dovetail root fixings of a circumferential row of fan blades. The fan disc further has an annular drive arm which extends radially inwardly from a forward portion of the disc body to a connector for engaging, in use, with a corresponding connector portion of a drive shaft of the engine. The fan disc further has a hoop stiffening ring which is removably mounted to a rear portion of the disc body, the stiffening ring being axially spaced from the drive arm to increase the torsional stiffness of the fan disc.