Patent · US Expired

Variable turbine vane support

US4679400A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1985
Grant dateJul 14, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23R3/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Means for axially attaching a variable turbine vane array to a combustor in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The attachment means are configured so that substantially all of the axial load on the array is transmitted through the walls of the combustor.

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