Patent ID: 8297934

Claim:
A guide-vane configuration for deflecting a flow in a bypass flow channel of an engine, the configuration comprising: a plurality of segments together forming an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of guide vanes extending therebetween in a substantially radial direction, said segments being formed of fiber-reinforced plastic composite material; said plurality of segments each being formed integrally in one piece and each including: at least one guide vane; a part of said outer ring formed with at least two flanges for fixing said outer ring to an outer engine structure; and a part of said inner ring formed with at least two flanges for fixing said inner ring to an inner engine structure; continuous fiber strands disposed in said segments, at least a major portion of said continuous fiber strands in each said segment being continuously arranged from said flanges of said part of said outer ring across said at least one guide vane to said flanges of said part of said inner ring by several diversions.