Submerged rib hybrid blade
US6364616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fan blade includes a metal airfoil having a pocket disposed in a first side thereof, with the pocket including a filler bonded thereto. The pocket includes a plurality of cells separated by corresponding ribs which are submerged in the filler.
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