Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine access panel
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Application No.: US14145488Application Date: 2013-12-31
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Publication No.: US09759095B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Jonathan M. Rivers , Roy D. Fulayter
- Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
- Main IPC: F01D25/24
- IPC: F01D25/24 ; F02C7/04 ; F02K3/06 ; B64D29/08 ; B64D33/02 ; B23P15/04

Abstract:
An integrated access panel is disclosed that can be used to assist in adjusting a component like a fan blade of a turbofan engine. in one form the integrated access panel is hinged at one end such that the panel remains attached during adjustment of the fan blade. The access panel can be positioned in an angled flow surface of a nacelle such that the fan blade cannot be removed from a wheel without removal of the nacelle or opening of the access panel. The integrated access panel can be spring-loaded and positioned to allow the fan blade to be removed from a wheel by moving the access panel out of the way. Subsequent blade removal can occur by rotation of the wheel to locate another blade in proximity to the access panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140294581A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE ACCESS PANEL Public/Granted day:2014-10-02
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