Propeller
US5927948A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/463
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A propeller (10a) comprising a plurality of propeller blades (9a) each having a root end (11a) attached to the central propeller disc or hub (12a), an intermediate portion (13a) extending from the root end (11a) and having a generally aerofoil cross section extending chordwise between a leading edge (14a) and a trailing edge (15a), and the blade (9a) having a tip (19) at an end of the intermediate portion (13a) remote from the root end (11a), the tip (19) having a leading edge portion (20) extending forwardly from a junction (21) with the leading edge (14a) of the intermediate portion (13a) thus to provide a discontinuity or notch (25) in the leading edge (14a) of the blade (9a) at the junction (21).
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