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US 2014/0234085 A1Published application
Bushing arranged between a body and a shaft, and connected to the shaft
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsDavid Maliniak, Nathan F. Champion, Kenneth A. Frisk
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Abstract
A variable area vane arrangement includes a stator vane, a bushing and a vane platform with an aperture. The stator vane rotates about an axis, and includes a shaft that extends along the axis into the aperture. The bushing is connected to the shaft, and is arranged within the aperture between the vane platform and the shaft.
Claims20
A variable area vane arrangement, comprising:
- a vane platform including an aperture;
- a stator vane that rotates about an axis, and includes a shaft that extends along the axis into the aperture;
- and
- a bushing arranged within the aperture between the vane platform and the shaft, wherein the bushing is connected to the shaft.
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A variable area vane arrangement, comprising:
- a vane platform including an aperture;
- a stator vane that rotates about an axis, and includes a shaft that extends along the axis into the aperture;
- and
- a bushing separating the vane platform from the shaft, wherein the bushing is connected to the shaft.
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A turbine engine, comprising:
- a turbine engine body including an aperture;
- a shaft that rotates about an axis, and extends along the axis into the aperture;
- and
- a bushing arranged within the aperture between the body and the shaft, wherein the bushing is connected to the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.