Patent Publication Number: US-11396844-B2

Title: Fan blade, engine, and structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is the U.S. national stage application of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2018/035378, filed Sep. 25, 2018, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-240788, filed Dec. 15, 2017, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a fan blade, an engine, and a structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions, which are used in an aircraft, for example. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     An aircraft makes flights in a low-temperature environment at high altitude, and thus an icing phenomenon occurs. For that reason, an airframe or an engine is equipped with an anti-icing system or a de-icing system. The following technologies are disclosed for such systems. 
     Non-Patent Literature 1 discloses the technology of using high-temperature air (bleed air) extracted from a compressor of an engine. 
     Non-Patent Literature 2 discloses the technology of using an electrothermal heater obtained by attaching a heating wire or the like. 
     Non-Patent Literature 3 discloses the technology of attaching a rubber membrane, such as a de-icing boot, to the leading edge of a main wing or an empennage and feeding air to the rubber membrane for inflation, thus using a shape change of the rubber membrane. 
     Patent Literatures 1 and 2 disclose the technology of applying coating in advance to a portion that easily causes icing or the technology of using baking or machining of nano-structured pins. 
     Patent Literature 3 discloses the technology of using mechanical vibrations of actuators or the like. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     
         
         Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2012-26381 (Coating) 
         Patent Literature 2: WO 2008087861 (Machining of nano-structured pins) 
         Patent Literature 3: US Patent Application Laid-open No. 2013032671 
       
    
     Non-Patent Literature 
     
         
         Non-Patent Literature 1: Japan Aeronautical Engineers&#39; Association, “Aeronautics—Course 3, Aircraft System”, pp. 200-202 
         Non-Patent Literature 2: Japan Aeronautical Engineers&#39; Association, “Aeronautics—Course 8, Jet Engine (Structure)”, p. 120 
         Non-Patent Literature 3: Public Relations of Japan Airlines, “Practical Dictionary of Aviation Terms”, Asahi Sonorama, pp. 133-134 
       
    
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Regarding the technology of using bleed air, if the output of the engine is low, the temperature of the extracted air is also low, and thus the anti-icing or de-icing effect is reduced. Additionally, the output of the engine is reduced by the extraction, which leads to demerits such as an increase in fuel flow and an increase in fuel consumption rate. 
     Regarding the technology of using an electrothermal heater, a hollow structure such as a wing of the airframe can be subjected to machining such as attaching an electrothermal heater to the inside thereof. However, such machining is difficult to perform on a thin member such as a fan of the engine, and attaching the electrothermal heater to the surface of the thin member is not realistic because of an aerodynamic influence. 
     Regarding the technology of using a de-icing boot, in which air extracted from the compressor of the engine is used for activation, the de-icing boot needs a mechanical structure inside of the wing and complicates the structure. Additionally, the boot needs to be replaced with a period of two to three years. 
     Regarding the technology of using coating, baking, or machining of nano-structured pins, it is difficult to apply the technology to a fan blade of the engine particularly from the perspective of durability. 
     Regarding the technology of using mechanical vibrations of actuators or the like, the structure is complicated and this causes problems of maintainability and an increase in weight. 
     In view of the circumstances as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fan blade, an engine, and a structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions, which are capable of efficiently performing anti-icing or de-icing with a simple structure. 
     Solution to Problem 
     To achieve the object described above, a fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention is a fan blade, which is disposed on an air inlet side of an engine, including: a fan blade main body made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic; and a pair of energizing units that are provided on a leading edge side and a trailing edge side of a heating region of the fan blade main body, and pass current through the fan blade main body. 
     The fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), which includes a carbon fiber having conductivity and a matrix material such as an epoxy resin material having insulating property, and thus the fan blade uses the property of generating heat by passing current through itself. In other words, the pair of energizing units for passing current through the fan blade main body are provided to the leading edge side and the trailing edge side of the fan blade main body made of CFRP, and the fan blade main body is heated by applying voltage between the energizing units and passing current through itself, thus performing anti-icing or de-icing. Consequently, anti-icing or de-icing can be performed with a simple structure. 
     For a region for which anti-icing or de-icing is to be performed by heating, positions in which the pair of energizing units are attached are adjustable. Thus, the pair of energizing units are attached to the heating region of the fan blade main body, and can thus be efficiently applied to a heating region where an icing phenomenon occurs. 
     In the fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention, if the voltage applied to the pair of energizing units or the current is controlled, the temperature of the heating region can be controlled. Thus, if such a fan blade is used for anti-icing, the applied voltage or current only needs to be controlled in accordance with ambient temperature, and if de-icing is performed, the applied voltage or current only needs to be controlled in accordance with the amount of icing. 
     From the above, the fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention can efficiently perform anti-icing or de-icing with a simple structure. 
     In the fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fan blade main body may include carbon fiber exposing portions, from which a carbon fiber included in the carbon fiber reinforced plastic is exposed, in respective positions corresponding to the pair of energizing units, and the pair of energizing units may include a pair of electrodes that are disposed in the carbon fiber exposing portions and pass current through the fan blade main body, and a conductive paste that bonds the pair of electrodes and the carbon fiber exposing portions to each other. 
     The electrodes and the fan blade main body are bonded to each other by the conductive paste, and thus the bonding property with the carbon fiber and a contact area increase. Thus, a local temperature rise and a conduction failure can be inhibited in the portions in which the electrodes and the fan blade main body are attached, and power consumption can be suppressed. This allows an effective temperature rise to be obtained even at low voltage. 
     The fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include: a sheath that covers an electrode on the leading edge side in the pair of electrodes, together with the leading edge side of the fan blade main body; and a guard that covers an electrode on the trailing edge side in the pair of electrodes, together with the trailing edge side of the fan blade main body. 
     The configuration in which the electrodes are covered with the sheath and the guard is employed, and thus an aerodynamic influence adversely affected by the electrodes can be avoided. A conductive metal having stiffness is employed as a member of the sheath and the guard, which allows more efficient heating. 
     In the fan blade according to an embodiment of the present invention, the pair of energizing units may include a sheath that is made of a conductive metal and covers the leading edge side of the fan blade main body, a guard that is made of a conductive metal and covers the trailing edge side of the fan blade main body, a first conductive paste interposed between the sheath and the leading edge side of the heating region of the fan blade main body, and a second conductive paste interposed between the guard and the trailing edge side of the heating region of the fan blade main body, and a pair of electrodes that are connected to regions close to the fan disk in the sheath and the guard and pass current through the fan blade main body via the sheath and the first conductive paste and via the guard and the second conductive paste, and the fan blade may further include an insulating paste interposed in regions between the fan blade main body and the sheath and between the fan blade main body and the guard, in which the first conductive paste and the second conductive paste are not interposed. 
     This allows the length of the laid electrode wires to be shortened. 
     An engine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a rotary shaft; a fan disk provided to an air inlet side of the rotary shaft; a fan blade detachably attached to the fan disk, the fan blade including a fan blade main body made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and a pair of energizing units that are provided on a leading edge side and a trailing edge side of a heating region of the fan blade main body, and pass current through the fan blade main body; and a pair of connection terminals that are provided to the fan disk side and the fan blade side to correspond to each of the energizing units and are electrically connected to each other to pass current through a power supply on the fan disk side and the energizing units when the fan blade is attached to the fan disk. 
     This allows anti-icing or de-icing to be efficiently performed with a simple structure. 
     In the engine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fan disk includes an engaging groove with which a dovetail of the fan blade is to be engaged, and the pair of connection terminals are provided to elastically come into contact with a bottom portion of the engaging groove and an end surface of the dovetail. 
     This allows the fan blade to be replaced by a simple operation. 
     The engine according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a spinner that is provided to a front-side tip of the rotary shaft and houses a battery that is a power source on the fan disk side. 
     This allows a configuration for power supply to be simplified. 
     The engine according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a slip ring that is attached to the rotary shaft and is used to externally supply power on the fan disk side. 
     This allows power to be externally supplied. 
     A structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plate-like member that is made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic and includes an icing region made by an air flow; and a pair of energizing units that are connected to a surface of the plate-like member to include the icing region, and pass current through the plate-like member. 
     The structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions includes a fan blade, an engine, an engine nacelle for an aircraft, compressor stator vane, a wing of an airframe, a turbine blade for power generation by wind, and the like. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently perform anti-icing or de-icing with a simple structure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a configuration of a jet engine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of a basic configuration of a single fan blade shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a configuration of the fan blade according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram showing a modified example of the fan blade shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram showing another modified example of the fan blade shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing a state where the fan blade is attached to a fan disk. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram for describing a configuration of wiring for power supply to the fan blade according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram for describing a configuration of the power supply to the fan blade according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram for describing another configuration of the power supply to the fan blade according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic view of a configuration of a fan blade according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram of a configuration of an energizing unit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram of another configuration of the energizing unit according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 13  is a picture showing experimental examples according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 15  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 16  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 17  is a picture showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 18  is a picture showing other experimental examples according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 19  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18 . 
         FIG. 20  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18 . 
         FIG. 21  is a graph showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18 . 
         FIG. 22  is a picture showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18 . 
     
    
    
     MODE(S) FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 
     [Configuration of Jet Engine] 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a configuration of a jet engine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     A jet engine  1  includes a low-pressure shaft  2  and a high-pressure shaft  3 , which are rotary shafts and disposed at the center. 
     A spinner  5 , a fan disk  6 , a low-pressure compressor  9 , and a low-pressure turbine  15  are attached to the low-pressure shaft  2  from the air inlet  4  side, and a plurality of fan blades  8  are attached to the outer circumference of the fan disk  6  via dovetails  7 . 
     The low-pressure compressor  9 , a high-pressure compressor  11 , a combustor  13 , a high-pressure turbine  14 , the low-pressure turbine  15 , a strut  16 , and a core nozzle  17  are disposed downstream of the fan blades  8 . A fan exit guide vane  10  and a bypass nozzle  12  are disposed in a separate flow channel on the outer circumference of the above-mentioned components and in a gap between those components and an engine nacelle  18 . 
     The high-pressure compressor  11  and the high-pressure turbine  14  are attached to the high-pressure shaft  3 . 
     In the jet engine  1  thus configured, icing occurs from supercooled droplets in the spinner  5  or the fan blades  8  in the vicinity of the air inlet  4 . Such icing causes a reduction in aerodynamic performance due to a change in shape and a mechanical damage due to falling ice blocks. Such problems will be solved by the fan blades  8  described below. 
     [Configuration of Fan Blade] 
       FIG. 2  is a side view of a basic configuration of a single fan blade shown in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  is a schematic view of the configuration of the fan blade according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
     The fan blade  8  is disposed on the air inlet  4  side of the engine. The fan blade  8  includes a fan blade main body  21 , a sheath  22  disposed on a leading edge  24  side of the fan blade main body  21 , and a guard  23  disposed on a trailing edge  25  side of the fan blade main body  21 . 
     The fan blade main body  21  is made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP; hereinafter referred to as “CFRP”) and is typically a plate-like solid molded product. The CFRP is obtained by, for example, laminating a carbon fiber, as a reinforced fiber, to have quasi-isotropy and using an epoxy resin as a matrix. 
     The sheath  22  is made of a conductive metal having stiffness and covers a region ranging from a hub side  26 , which is the base of the fan blade main body  21 , to a tip side  27 , which is the tip of the fan blade main body  21 , on the leading edge  24  side of the fan blade main body  21 . 
     The guard  23  is also made of a conductive metal having stiffness and covers a region ranging from the hub side  26  to the tip side  27  on the trailing edge  25  side of the fan blade main body  21 . 
     The sheath  22  and the guard  23  are components for coping with bird strikes originally. In the fan blade  8  according to this embodiment, the sheath  22  and the guard  23  are separated so as not to come into contact with each other and are electrically isolated from each other. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the fan blade  8  according to this embodiment includes a pair of energizing units  31  and  32  that are provided on the leading edge  24  side and the trailing edge  25  side of a heating region  36  of the fan blade main body  21  and pass current through the fan blade main body  21 . 
     Here, in the fan blade  8  of the jet engine  1  of an aircraft, the hub side  26  of the leading edge  24  has a low rotating speed and thus tends to have the largest amount of icing, and the tip side  27  has a high rotating speed and ice is easy to fall away due to a centrifugal force or the like and thus tends to be hardly deposited. For that reason, the heating region  36  is typically located near the hub side  26  on the leading edge  24  side. The measures against anti-icing or de-icing in the heating region  36  are important. 
     The energizing units  31  and  32  are respectively disposed on the leading edge  24  side and the trailing edge  25  side of the heating region  36  so as to be sandwiched between the front surface of the fan blade main body  21  and the rear surface of the sheath  22  and between the front surface of the fan blade main body  21  and the rear surface of the guard  23 . 
     The energizing units  31  and  32  are respectively configured by bonding electrodes, which are configured by removing the insulating coating at the tips of electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34 , to a gap between the front surface of the fan blade main body  21  and the rear surface of the sheath  22  and to a gap between the front surface of the fan blade main body  21  and the rear surface of the guard  23  via a conductive paste (illustration is omitted). Here, the fan blade main body  21  includes carbon fiber exposing portions, from which the carbon fiber included in the carbon fiber reinforced plastic is exposed, in positions corresponding to the energizing units  31  and  32 . The carbon fiber exposing portions are configured by, for example, shaving the epoxy resin having insulating property at those portions to expose the carbon fiber having conductivity. The conductive paste is further used in those portions, and thus current can be passed through the carbon fiber more efficiently. 
     For example, negative voltage is applied to the energizing unit  31  from a power supply  35  via the electric wire with insulating coating  33 . For example, positive voltage is applied to the energizing unit  32  from the power supply  35  via the electric wire with insulating coating  34 . The voltage is applied to the fan blade main body  21  between the energizing units  31  and  32 , current passes through the fan blade main body  21 , and thus the fan blade main body  21  generates heat by its resistance. A region to be heated by the heat generation includes the heating region  36 , or the heating region  36  includes a region to be heated by the heat generation. 
     It may also be configured that positive voltage is applied to the energizing unit  31 , and negative voltage is applied to the energizing unit  32 . 
     The fan blade  8  according to this embodiment, in which the fan blade main body  21  is made of CFRP and has conductivity, uses the property of generating heat by passing current therethrough. In other words, the pair of energizing units  31  and  32  for passing current through the fan blade main body  21  are provided on the leading edge  24  side and the trailing edge  25  side of the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP, and voltage is applied between the energizing units  31  and  32  from the power supply  35  and current passes through the fan blade main body  21  to heat the fan blade main body  21 , thus performing anti-icing or de-icing for the heating region  36 . At that time, heat is transmitted by heat conduction of the heat generated by the CFRP itself (fan blade main body  21 ) and then transmitted and spread through the CFRP (fan blade main body  21 ) or transmitted by heat conduction to the sheath  22  portion and the guard  23  portion, and the heat in each case works for anti-icing or de-icing. Thus, anti-icing or de-icing for the heating region  36  is performed. 
     The heating region  36  for which anti-icing or de-icing is performed by such heating is adjustable depending on the positions in which the pair of energizing units  31  and  32  are attached. In other words, the electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34  are respectively laid between the fan blade main body  21  and the sheath  22  and between the fan blade main body  21  and the guard  23 . Contact (electrode) positions between the fan blade main body  21  and each of the electrodes at the tips of the electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34  are adjusted in accordance with a region to be heated. 
     For example, if anti-icing or de-icing is performed on the hub side  26  of the leading edge  24  side, as show in  FIG. 4 , the positions of the electrodes (energizing units  31  and  32 ) on the leading edge  24  side and the trailing edge  25  side are set close to the hub side  26 . Thus, anti-icing or de-icing is efficiently performed on the hub side  26  of the leading edge  24  side. 
     Additionally, to expand the heating region  36  on the leading edge  24  side and expand the heating region  36  on a fan blade surface, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the energizing unit  31  and the energizing unit  32  may be configured to be displaced from each other. Thus, anti-icing or de-icing is performed in the wide range from the hub side  26  to the tip side  27  in the leading edge  24  and the trailing edge  25 . 
     In the energizing units  31  and  32 , the electrodes configured by removing the insulating coating at the tips of the electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34  are bonded to target portions via a conductive paste (illustration is omitted), and thus current is easy to pass through the energizing units  31  and  32 . For example, unlike energizing units in which electrodes are attached using copper tapes, it is conceivable that the conductive paste leads to an increase in conductive area because conductive substances enter fine asperities of a machining surface, and consequently the resistance decreases and current becomes easy to pass, thus allowing a local temperature rise and a conduction failure to be inhibited and allows power consumption to be suppressed. Note that it has been confirmed that the heating region  36  is hardly warmed with the same level of voltage if the electrodes are attached using copper tapes instead of the conductive paste. In particular, given the Joule heat, current works when having a squared value, and thus it is important how much current can pass with the same level of voltage. Thus, it is conceivable that a greater effect is produced when the electrodes and the fan blade main body  21  or the like are bonded using the conductive paste. 
     Additionally, in the fan blade  8  according to this embodiment, if the magnitude of the voltage or current supplied to the fan blade main body  21  via the electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34  is changed, the temperature of generated heat and the speed of heat generation in the heating region  36  can be adjusted. 
     [Attachment of Fan Blade to Fan Disk and Power Supply] 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing a state where the fan blade  8  is attached to the fan disk  6 .  FIG. 7  is a diagram for describing a configuration of wiring for power supply to the fan blade  8 .  FIG. 8  is a diagram for describing a configuration of the power supply to the fan blade  8 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the fan disk  6  includes an engaging groove  41 , with which the dovetail  7  attached to the fan blade  8  is to be engaged. The end surface of the dovetail  7  and the bottom portion of the engaging groove  41  have a gap therebetween. 
     The dovetail  7  is inserted into the engaging groove  41  from the leading edge  24  side (see the arrow of  FIG. 8 ), and the fan blade  8  is caused to slide to the trailing edge  25  side. Thus, the dovetail  7  is engaged with the engaging groove  41 , and the fan blade  8  is attached to the fan disk  6 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , the dovetail  7  is attached to the hub side  26  of the fan blade  8  via a platform  43  and a shank  42 . 
     On the end surface of the dovetail  7 , connection terminals  46  and  49  are respectively attached to the leading edge  24  side and the trailing edge  25  side via insulating sheets  46   a  and  49   a . The connection terminal  46  is connected to the energizing unit  31  on the leading edge  24  side via the electric wire with insulating coating  33 . The electric wire with insulating coating  33  is wired on the leading edge  24  side of the platform  43  and the shank  42 . The connection terminal  49  is connected to the energizing unit  32  on the trailing edge  25  side via the electric wire with insulating coating  34 . The electric wire with insulating coating  34  is wired on the trailing edge  25  side of the platform  43  and the shank  42 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , on the bottom surface of the engaging groove  41  of the fan disk  6 , V-shaped contact metal fittings (connection terminals)  51  and  52  are respectively provided to the positions corresponding to the above-mentioned connection terminals  46  and  49  via insulating sheets  51   a  and  52   a.    
     When the dovetail  7  is engaged with the engaging groove  41  and the fan blade  8  is attached to the fan disk  6 , the connection terminals  46  and  49  come into contact with the V-shaped contact metal fittings  51  and  52  and press them. Thus, the connection terminals  46  and  49  and the V-shaped contact metal fittings  51  and  52  elastically come into contact with each other on the bottom portion of the engaging groove  41  and on the end surface of the dovetail  7 . 
     The spinner  5  houses a battery  53  that is a power source. The battery  53  and the V-shaped contact metal fittings  51  and  52  are connected to each other via electric wires with insulating coating  45  and  48 , which pass through the fan disk  6  and the spinner  5 . Thus, power for heating is applied to the fan blade main body  21 . Use of such a configuration allows the configuration for power supply to be simplified. 
       FIG. 9  is a diagram for describing another configuration of the power supply to the fan blade  8 . 
     This configuration is to supply the power for heating from an external existing power supply system  62  to the fan blade main body  21 . In this configuration, a slip ring  61  is attached to the low-pressure shaft  2  that is a rotary shaft, and power for heating the fan blade main body  21  is supplied from the existing power supply system  62  via the slip ring  61 . This allows the power to be externally supplied. 
     [Another Configuration of Fan Blade] 
       FIG. 10  is a schematic view of a configuration of a fan blade according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this fan blade  800 , the same elements of the fan blade  8  as those shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3  are denoted by the same reference symbols. 
     The fan blades  800  includes a pair of energizing units  310  and  320 . 
     Those energizing units  310  and  320  include a sheath (not shown in the figure), a guard (not shown in the figure), first and second conductive pastes  71  and  72 , and a pair of electrodes  311  and  321 . 
     The sheath is made of a conductive metal having stiffness and covers the leading edge  24  side of the fan blade main body  21 . The guard is also made of a conductive metal having stiffness and covers the trailing edge  25  side of the fan blade main body  21 . 
     The first conductive paste  71  and the second conductive paste  72  are respectively interposed between the sheath and the fan blade main body  21  on the leading edge  24  side of the heating region  36  of the fan blade main body  21  and between the guard and the fan blade main body  21  on the trailing edge  25  side of the heating region  36  of the fan blade main body  21 . 
     The pair of electrodes  311  and  321  are respectively connected to regions, of the sheath and the guard, close to the fan disk (regions close to hub side  26 ) to pass current through the fan blade main body  21  via the sheath and the first conductive paste  71  and via the guard and the second conductive paste  72 . 
     Furthermore, the fan blades  800  includes insulating pastes  73  and  74  interposed in regions between the fan blade main body  21  and the sheath and between the fan blade main body  21  and the guard, in which the first and second conductive pastes  71  and  72  are not interposed. Note that hatched portions  73  and  74  in the figure are regions in which the insulating pastes are interposed. 
     In the fan blade  8  shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the electrode wires (electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34 ) are used to reach the electrodes for applying voltage to the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP. However, in the fan blade  800  according to this embodiment, the sheath and the guard are diverted to electrode wires. In such a case, the electrode  311  between the electric wire with insulating coating  33  and the sheath, and the electrode  321  between the electric wire with insulating coating  34  and the guard are set at the positions close to the hub side  26 , and voltage is applied to the sheath and the guard from those positions. Additionally, two types of the conductive paste  71  and  72  and the insulating pastes  73  and  74  are used for bonding the sheath and the guard to the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP. The conductive paste  71  and  72  are used for the portions having electrodes between the sheath or the guard and the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP (portions at which voltage is applied to the fan blade main body  21 ), and the insulating paste  73  and  74  are used for the other portions. Thus, the length of the electrode wires (electric wires with insulating coating  33  and  34 ) to be laid can be shortened. 
     [Configuration of Energizing Unit] 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram of a configuration example of the energizing unit according to the present invention. Additionally,  FIG. 12  is a diagram of another configuration example of the energizing unit according to the present invention. 
     In the first embodiment, the electrodes of the energizing units  31  and  32  may be configured so as to be connected to the flat fan blade main body  21  via a conductive paste. However, it is desirable to enlarge a contact area of the electrodes and the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP in order to easily pass current between each electrode and the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 11 , in the case where the electrode (energizing unit  31  or  32 ) is attached to an end  21   a  of the plate-like fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP, a wedge-shaped groove  80  may be provided to the end  21   a , and the electrode (energizing unit  31  or  32 ) and the fan blade main body  21  may be bonded to each other within the groove  80  by using a conductive paste  81 . 
     Additionally, as shown in  FIG. 12 , it may also be possible to provide a groove  82 , which is obliquely machined in the end  21   a , and to bond the electrode (energizing unit  31  or  32 ) and the fan blade main body  21  to each other within the groove  82  by using the conductive paste  81 . 
     This allows the carbon fiber to be exposed by shaving the epoxy resin and also allows an increase in contact area of the electrode (energizing unit  31  or  32 ) and the carbon fiber of the fan blade main body  21  made of CFRP. 
     [Results of Experiments] 
       FIG. 13  is a picture showing experimental examples according to the present invention.  FIGS. 14 to 16  are graphs showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13  and showing changes in temperature with respect to the elapsed time when the applied voltage is changed to 0.5 V, 1 V, and 1.5 V.  FIG. 17  is a picture showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 13  and showing measurement results by a thermocamera after the elapse of 15 minutes at the applied voltage of 1 V. 
       FIG. 18  is a picture showing other experimental examples according to the present invention.  FIGS. 19 to 21  are graphs showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18  and showing changes in temperature with respect to the elapsed time when the applied voltage is changed to 0.5 V, 1 V, and 1.5 V.  FIG. 22  is a picture showing results of the experiments described in  FIG. 18  and showing measurement results by a thermocamera after the elapse of 15 minutes at the applied voltage of 1 V. 
       FIGS. 14 to 16  and  FIGS. 19 to 21  show the results of temperature rise obtained when voltage is applied between both ends of a CFRP test piece as shown in  FIGS. 13 and 18 . The test piece has a length of 200 mm, a width of 58 mm, and a thickness of 4.6 mm, including a carbon fiber used as a reinforced fiber laminated at 0°, 90°, and ±45° (quasi-isotropy) and including an epoxy resin used as a matrix. Both ends of the test piece are cut into a wedge shape, and while the carbon fiber is exposed, a conductive paste is used to bond the electrode to the wedge-shaped portion of the CFRP. 
     On the basis of  FIGS. 14 to 16  and  FIGS. 19 to 21 , a region in which current directly passes through the carbon fiber has a large temperature gradient, high temperature, and good responsiveness. A region in which current does not pass has characteristics of being gently warmed due to heat conduction. 
     On the basis of  FIGS. 14 to 16  and  FIGS. 19 to 21 , controlling the voltage can change a temperature gradient and a maximum temperature, which makes it possible to easily perform anti-icing or de-icing. 
     It is found from the measurement results by a thermocamera shown in  FIGS. 17 and 22  that changing the positions of the electrodes allows a heating region to be easily controlled. This makes it possible to attach electrodes in a region where icing occurs on an empirical basis and to efficiently perform anti-icing or de-icing. 
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     The CFRP has been recently used in approximately 50% of the weight of the airframe of an aircraft and also in a fan blade or the like, which is less affected by heat, of an engine. If the CFRP is usable or is used in a portion where the anti-icing or de-icing technology has been conventionally applied, anti-icing or de-icing can be performed using heat generation characteristics of the CFRP. 
     In other words, the present invention is to attach electrodes to a portion where the CFRP is applied and pass current through the CFRP for heat generation, thus performing anti-icing or de-icing. This eliminates the need for attaching new heating wires to the CFRP. Thus, machining is easily performed, and the original outer shape can be maintained, which are merits. The original outer shape can be maintained, which means that an optimal shape of a wing of the aircraft or a fan blade or the like of the engine can be aerodynamically maintained. The present invention is particularly suitable for the application to a laminar airfoil. 
     Additionally, the CFRP has a thermal expansion rate of almost zero and thus causes less change in shape in heat generation. This can maintain less aerodynamic influence and, in the case of the fan blade of the engine, a clearance between a fan case and a fan tip. 
     Furthermore, the present invention can be widely applied to various fields. The present invention can be widely applied as a structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions. In other words, such a structure only needs to include: a plate-like member that is made of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic and includes an icing region made by an air flow; and a pair of energizing units that are connected to a surface of the plate-like member to include the icing region, and pass current through the plate-like member. The plate-like member may be a plate-like solid member or may be a plate-like hollow member. The plate-like solid member can form an airfoil shape structurally thin as compared with the hollow member. Additionally, it is conceivable that the plate-like solid member has merits of quick heat conduction because of being thin, of less power consumption, and the like. 
     The structure with anti-icing and de-icing functions includes a fan blade, an engine, an engine nacelle for an aircraft, a compressor stator vane, a wing of an airframe, a turbine blade for power generation by wind, and the like. 
     The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified or applied without departing from its technical idea, the range of which also belongs to the technical range of the present invention. 
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               1  jet engine 
               2  low-pressure shaft 
               4  air inlet 
               5  spinner 
               6  fan disk 
               7  dovetail 
               8  fan blade 
               21  fan blade main body 
               22  sheath 
               23  guard 
               24  leading edge 
               25  trailing edge 
               31  energizing unit 
               32  energizing unit 
               35  power supply 
               36  heating region 
               41  engaging groove 
               46  connection terminal 
               49  connection terminal 
               53  battery 
               61  slip ring 
               71  first conductive paste 
               72  second conductive paste 
               73  insulating paste 
               74  insulating paste 
               80  groove 
               81  conductive paste 
               82  groove 
               310  energizing unit (sheath) 
               311  electrode 
               320  energizing unit (guard) 
               321  electrode 
               800  fan blade