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Fan case for an aircraft engine

US10035330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

20Claims

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Assignee

FACC AG · AT

Inventors

Walter Fuerst · Wien, AT
Ernst Haugeneder · Ried im Innkreis, AT
Konstantin Horejsi · Ried im Innkreis, AT
Boris Stubna · Ried im Innkreis, AT
Andreas Hoellrigl · Ried im Innkreis, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a fan case for an aircraft engine in the region of the fan thereof, comprising a plurality of substantially cylindrically arranged fiber-reinforced plastic layers that are joined together, wherein a reinforcement ply made of a glass fiber-reinforced plastic is disposed between an inner layer and an outer layer. According to the invention, the reinforcement ply consists of at least 20 plies of a glass fiber-reinforced plastic, and that deformation layers are disposed on both sides of the reinforcement ply, which deformation layers have a lower strength than the reinforcement ply.

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