Reinforced fan blade
US7575417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249924
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fan blade including a plurality of fiber composite layers and at least one high elongation fiber composite strip joining one of the fiber composite layers at a joint. A method of making a fan blade includes joining a plurality of fiber composite layers and joining at least one high elongation fiber composite strip to one of the plurality of fiber composite layers. An end of the high elongation fiber composite strip meets an end of the fiber composite layer at a joint.
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