Wind Operated Patents (Class 454/113)
  • Patent number: 10330019
    Abstract: A bleed valve includes a valve body, a first flapper body movable relative to the valve body between an open position and a closed position, and a second flapper body movable relative to the valve body between an open position and a closed position. A resilient member biases the first and second flapper bodies to the open position to vent bleed air. The first and second flapper bodies move to the closed position when a pressure load across the first and second flapper bodies exceeds a biasing force of the resilient member. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Francis P. Marocchini, Aaron F. Rickis, Robert Goodman