-
公开(公告)号:US20180156230A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15370687
申请日:2016-12-06
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Kennedy , Nirag Sheth , Jianlong Xu , Dongming Tan , Neil Terry , Sumeeth Sivanagere , Haifeng Li
Abstract: A fan hub stiffener is provided. The stiffener occupies a gap between parallel fan hub plates to reduce or eliminate stress on the plates during operation. The stiffener may include a body and arms extending radially outward from the body and into the spaces between adjacent fan blades.