Patent ID: 9249727
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B64D,F02C,F05D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A retractable bird and debris deflector for an aircraft jet engine comprising an air intake duct with a central longitudinal axis and a forward opening for receipt of air, said forward opening having a perimeter and said deflector comprising, in combination: (A) a plurality of elongate members disposed on the air intake duct of the engine in spaced relation to each other, each member having two end segments and a central segment disposed between the two end segments; (B) a plurality of guiding members, each mounted for movement along a perimeter of the intake duct and coupled to one end segment of an elongate member, wherein the central segment of each elongate member extends between a pair of guiding members such that the elongate member is movable by said pair of guiding members between a retracted position and a deployed position in front of the intake duct such that: whereby said central segments of said elongate members, when in said deployed position, are situated to impede the ingress of debris into said intake duct.