Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fan blade comprising a thin shield and a stiffener
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Application No.: US17413377Application Date: 2019-12-13
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Publication No.: US11598348B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Thomas Alain De Gaillard , Benjamin Bulot , Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa
- Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- Current Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: FR1872945 20181214
- International Application: PCT/FR2019/053061 WO 20191213
- International Announcement: WO2020/120921 WO 20200618
- Main IPC: F01D5/14
- IPC: F01D5/14 ; F04D29/38 ; F01D5/28 ; F01D21/04 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
The invention relates to a fan blade (1) comprising: —an aerofoil (8) made of a composite material comprising a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix, a leading edge (4) and a trailing edge (5), and —a structural shield (10) fitted and attached to the leading edge (4) or the training edge (5), and —at least one stiffener (20) formed integrally and in one piece with the structural shield (10), said stiffener (20) extending in a cavity (15) formed between the shield (10) and the leading edge (4) or the trailing edge (5) so as to increase a stiffness of the blade (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20220025900A1 FAN BLADE COMPRISING A THIN SHIELD AND A STIFFENER Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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