Invention Grant
- Patent Title: CMC aerofoil
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Application No.: US16379925Application Date: 2019-04-10
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Publication No.: US10767494B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Steven Hillier
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: unknown London
- Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
- Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
- Current Assignee Address: unknown London
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6ba9819d
- Main IPC: F01D25/12
- IPC: F01D25/12 ; F01D5/18 ; F01D5/28 ; B28B23/00

Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) aerofoil. Example embodiments include an aerofoil comprising first and second tubular CMC cores (302, 303) extending along a longitudinal axis of the aerofoil; and an outer CMC layer surrounding the first and second tubular CMC cores (302, 303) and defining an outer shape of the aerofoil having leading and trailing edges, wherein fibres within a wall of the second tubular CMC core extend to the trailing edge of the aerofoil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190330988A1 CMC AEROFOIL Public/Granted day:2019-10-31
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