US 11,840,986 B2
Blocker door assembly having a thermoplastic blocker door for use in a turbine engine
Kevin O'Brien Gaw, Seattle, WA (US); Dylan E. Jones, Seattle, WA (US); Michael H. Larson, Mercer Island, WA (US); Belur N. Shivashankara, Bellevue, WA (US); Randy J. Grove, Tukwila, WA (US); David John Barene, Arlington, WA (US); Jeston Lingelbach, Kenmore, WA (US); Kory Shaffer, Bothell, WA (US); and David W. Foutch, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/857,487.
Application 16/857,487 is a continuation of application No. 15/250,253, filed on Aug. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,794,326.
Prior Publication US 2020/0291892 A1, Sep. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. F02K 1/62 (2006.01); F02K 1/70 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); F02K 1/72 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02K 1/70 (2013.01) [B29C 43/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 66/7254 (2013.01); B29C 2043/189 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7504 (2013.01); F02K 1/625 (2013.01); F02K 1/72 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/23 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2250/283 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01); F05D 2300/43 (2013.01); F05D 2300/432 (2013.01); F05D 2300/433 (2013.01); F05D 2300/434 (2013.01); F05D 2300/436 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blocker door assembly for use in a gas turbine engine, the blocker door assembly comprising:
a panel;
a core comprising:
a plurality of cells formed from a first wall having a first thickness and a second wall having a second thickness different from the first thickness, each cell of the plurality of cells defining a single cavity therein; and
a plurality of stiffening ribs, each stiffening rib traversing more than one cell of the plurality of cells; and
a plurality of mounting structures extending from at least one of the panel and the core, wherein the plurality of mounting structures are integrally formed with the core and the panel such that the panel, the core, and the mounting structures are co-molded from a thermoplastic material.