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US 2014/0234086 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 having a depth that extends along an axis;
- a stator vane that rotates about the axis, and includes a shaft that extends along the axis into the aperture;
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- a bushing fixedly connected to the vane platform, and arranged within the aperture between the vane platform and the shaft, wherein the bushing has a length that extends along the axis and is one of substantially equal to and less than the depth.
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A variable area vane arrangement, comprising:
- a vane platform including an aperture having a depth that extends along an axis;
- a stator vane that rotates about the axis, and includes a shaft that extends along the axis into the aperture;
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- a bushing arranged within the aperture between the vane platform and the shaft, wherein the bushing is axially retained and rotatably constrained within the aperture, and wherein the bushing has a length that extends along the axis and is one of substantially equal to and less than the depth.
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A turbine engine, comprising:
- a turbine engine body including an aperture having a depth that extends along an axis into the body;
- a shaft that rotates about the axis, and extends along the axis into the aperture;
- and
- a bushing fixedly connected to the body, and arranged within the aperture between the body and the shaft, wherein the bushing has a length that extends along the axis and is one of substantially equal to and less than the depth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.