Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-material rotor for attritable engines
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Application No.: US16148616Application Date: 2018-10-01
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Publication No.: US11174744B2Publication Date: 2021-11-16
- Inventor: Lawrence Binek , Tommy Skiba , Matthew B. Kennedy , Evan Butcher , Jesse R. Boyer , Vijay Narayan Jagdale , Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- Main IPC: F01D5/34
- IPC: F01D5/34 ; F01D5/14

Abstract:
An assembly for use in an attritable engine includes a hub and a blade. The hub is configured to rotate about a centerline axis passing through a center of the hub and is formed with a first type of layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The blade is connected to and extends radially outward from the hub. The blade is formed with a second type of layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process that is different than the first layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The hub and the blade are integrally formed together as a single piece of material with a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The blade includes a root of a first material, a platform connected to the root, an airfoil connected to and extending from the platform, and a tip connected on a distal end of the airfoil opposite from the root. The platform includes a material that is different from the first.
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