Patent ID: 11898464
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 4:
5. An airfoil defining a spanwise direction, a root end, and a tip end, the airfoil comprising:
a body defining a pressure side and a suction side and extending along the spanwise direction between the root end and the tip end, the body formed of a composite material; and
a spar enclosed in the body of the airfoil extending along the spanwise direction, the spar comprising a plurality of spar segments arranged in an overlapping configuration along the spanwise direction;
wherein the spar is a first spar, wherein the body of the airfoil further includes a second spar, wherein the first spar is a pressure side spar and wherein the second spar is a suction side spar; and
wherein the first spar defines a plurality of overlap sections, wherein the second spar defines a plurality of overlap sections, and wherein the plurality of overlap section of the first spar are arranged in a unique configuration relative to the plurality of overlap sections of the second spar.