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US 2016/0237897 A1Published application
Nose cone with an aft support ring for radial attachment
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsColin J. Kling, Steven Clarkson
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Abstract
A nose cone may have a spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may also have an annular aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may further include a fairing, which may be secured to the stepped portion.
Claims20
A nose cone for a gas turbine engine, the nose cone comprising:
- a substantially conical spinner, the spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion;
- an annular aft support ring, the aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion;
- and
- a fairing, the fairing secured to the stepped portion.
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A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a fan hub;
- a substantially conical spinner, the spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion;
- an annular aft support ring, the aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion, the aft support ring mounted to the fan hub;
- and
- a fairing, the fairing secured to the stepped portion.
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A method of constructing a nose cone for radial attachment to a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- forming a substantially conical spinner having an axially extending stepped portion with an inner diameter;
- forming an aft support ring having an outer diameter that is slightly greater than the inner diameter of the stepped portion;
- force-fitting the stepped portion over the aft support ring;
- securing the stepped portion to the aft support ring with a plurality of radially extending bolts;
- and
- securing a fairing to the stepped portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.