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Device for fastening a variable pitch blade

US8651821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2009
Grant dateFeb 18, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C11/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This blade attachment device comprises a shell (28) installed around an outer collar (23) of the pivot (15) of the blade (27) and capable of rotating by an angle sufficient for cleats (30, 31) to close the ends of the pivot groove and retain the root of the blade (27) in it, and mobile shims that cooperate to retain the root in the groove.Application to aircraft engines.

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