Gas turbine engine having a vane assembly
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsPeter Balawajder, Benjamin F. Hagan, Jeffrey Michael Jacques
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Abstract
A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an outer platform, an inner platform, a vane, and a seal. The outer platform is disposed proximate a case. The outer platform has a first rail extending towards the case. The first rail has a first face, a second face disposed opposite the first face, and a first opening extending from the first face towards the second face. The inner platform is disposed opposite the outer platform. The vane extends between the inner platform and the outer platform. The seal is received within a slotted region that is disposed between the first face and the second face.
Claims20
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a case;
- and
- a vane assembly connected to the case, the vane assembly comprising:
- an outer platform disposed proximate the case, the outer platform having a first rail extending towards the case, the first rail having a first face, a second face disposed opposite the first face, and a first opening extending from the first face towards the second face,
- an inner platform disposed opposite the outer platform, and
- a vane extending between the inner platform and the outer platform.
A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine, the vane assembly comprising:
- an outer platform disposed proximate a case, the outer platform having a first rail extending towards the case, the first rail having a first face, a second face disposed opposite the first face, and a first opening extending from the first face towards the second face;
- an inner platform disposed opposite the outer platform;
- a vane extending between the inner platform and the outer platform;
- and
- a seal received within a slotted region disposed between the first face and the second face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.