Blade with minimized vulnerability

US9011102B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9011102-B2
Application numberUS-201113231246-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 13, 2011
Priority dateSep 16, 2010
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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A blade ( 1 ) having a working shell ( 10 ) defining an inner space ( 16 ). The blade has a leading-edge space ( 31 ) and at least one filler means ( 40, 50 ) in said inner space ( 16 ) and a leading-edge fairing ( 20 ) protecting the working shell ( 10 ). The fairing ( 20 ) extends from a pressure-side part ( 21 ) to a suction-side part ( 22 ) via a central part ( 23 ). The working shell ( 10 ) has in the first zone ( 13 ): a pressure-side portion ( 131 ), a central portion ( 133 ), and a suction-side portion ( 132 ). The pressure-side portion ( 131 ) is secured to the pressure-side part ( 21 ). The suction-side portion ( 132 ) is secured to the suction-side part ( 22 ). The blade ( 10 ) includes first damper means ( 60 ) with damping material.

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What is claimed is: 1. A blade comprising a working shell extending from a leading-edge first zone to a trailing-edge second zone, the working shell defining an inner space, there being a leading-edge spar and a filler material arranged in the inner space extending in the span direction (Y) of the blade, the leading-edge spar being arranged against the working shell in the leading-edge first zone, the blade being provided with a leading-edge fairing protecting the working shell in…

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What does patent US9011102B2 cover?
A blade ( 1 ) having a working shell ( 10 ) defining an inner space ( 16 ). The blade has a leading-edge space ( 31 ) and at least one filler means ( 40, 50 ) in said inner space ( 16 ) and a leading-edge fairing ( 20 ) protecting the working shell ( 10 ). The fairing ( 20 ) extends from a pressure-side part ( 21 ) to a suction-side part ( 22 ) via a central part ( 23 ). The working shell ( 10 …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lemaire Sandrine, Leschi Robert, Lanouette Cédric, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64C27/473. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).