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US 2017/0370375 A1Published application
Fan blade filler
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMark Quinn, Jody M. Grosso
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Abstract
A fan blade of a gas turbine engine may include a blade body having an inner surface defining a cavity in the blade body. A blade filler may be disposed in the cavity. The blade filler may include a bump integrally formed on a first surface of the blade filler. An adhesive may be formed on the first surface of the blade filler. The first surface of the blade filler may be bonded to a fan blade component.
Claims20
A fan blade of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a blade body including an inner surface defining a cavity in the blade body;
- and
- a blade filler disposed in the cavity, the blade filler including a bump integrally formed on a first surface of the blade filler.
A fan section of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a blade assembly configured to rotate about an axis, the blade assembly comprising:
- a blade body including an inner surface defining a cavity in the blade body, and
- a blade filler disposed in the cavity, the blade filler including a bump integrally formed on a first surface of the blade filler.
A method for forming a fan blade, comprising:
- forming a blade body having an inner surface defining a cavity;
- forming a blade filler having a first surface with an integral bump;
- disposing the blade filler in the cavity;
- and
- bonding the first surface of the blade filler to a fan blade component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.