US4789304A
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Insulated propeller blade
Assignee: Teijin Ltd
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Filing: 1987-09-03
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Granted: 1988-12-06
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Expires: 2007-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A propeller blade is insulated to withstand the high temperature exhaust of a gas turbine engine. The blade has a spar, a skin covering the spar and forming a contour of the blade, and an insulating layer disposed between the spar and the skin along the portion of the blade operating within the high temperature exhaust of an engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Gustafson
- 👤 David P. Nagle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:12
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C11/00; B64C11/16; B64C11/20; B64C11/26; F; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/28; F01D5/288; B64D; B64D27/00; B64D27/02; B64D27/026; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24157
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A propeller blade having an exterior portion operating within a high temperature exhaust stream of an engine, said blade characterized by: a spar approximating a contour of said blade, an outer first skin covering said spar and forming a contour of said blade, and insulating means disposed between said spar and said first skin along said portion for protecting said spar from said temperature of said exhaust stream such that the temperature of said spar does not exceed 260° F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A propeller blade having an exterior portion operating within a high temperature exhaust stream of an engine, said blade characterized by: a spar approximating a contour of said blade, an outer first skin covering said spar and forming a contour of said blade, and insulating means disposed between said spar and said first skin along said portion for protecting said spar from said temperature of said exhaust stream such that the temperature of said spar does not exceed 260° F.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The blade of claim 1 wherein said insulating means is characterized by an open celled matrix said cells of said matrix trapping insulating air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The blade of claim 2 wherein said cells of said matrix are injected with foam which traps insulating air and provides structural integrity to said honeycomb.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The blade of claim 1 wherein said blade is further characterized by a second skin disposed between said spar and said insulating means said second skin entrapping said insulating means between said first and second skins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The blade of claim 4 further characterized by adhesive means for bonding said second skin to said spar said adhesive means allowing for different coefficients of expansion of said spar and said second skin such that separation between said second skin and said spar is improbable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The blade of claim 1, further characterized by collar means disposed about a root portion of said spar for insulating said root portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said skin and said insulating means comprise fiberglass polyimide resin.
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