Methods of customizing, manufacturing, and repairing a rotor blade using additive manufacturing processes and a rotor blade incorporating the same
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Nissen, Jared M. Paulson, Thomas S. Chiang
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Abstract
An airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member including an upper skin; a lower skin; and a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a lattice arrangement and/or a reticulated arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. Also provided are methods and systems for repairing an airfoil member.
Claims18
An airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member comprising:
- an upper skin;
- a lower skin;
- and
- a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a lattice arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member.
An airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member comprising:
- an upper skin;
- a lower skin;
- and
- a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a reticulated arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.