Variable nozzle device
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorPhillipe Noelle
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Abstract
A variable nozzle device comprises a wall member, a unison ring provided on a first side of the wall member, and a vane, a vane body of which is provided on a second side of the wall member, said second side being opposite to said first side, wherein said vane further having a tab member comprising a tab portion and a shaft portion, said shaft portion being movably inserted in a slot of the wall member; and said tab portion being adapted to hold the vane body by abutting against a portion of the wall member which defines the slot, wherein the vane body and the tab member are provided as separate, parts and are fixable to each other.
Claims16
A variable nozzle device comprising a wall member (10), a unison ring (12), and a plurality of vanes (1), wherein each vane (1) has a vane body (2) and a tab member (9) that slidingly engages the unison ring (12), the tab member (9) comprising a tab portion (5) and a shaft portion (6), said shaft portion (6) passing through a slot (11) of the wall member (10), and said tab portion (5) overlapping the slot (11) to hold the vane (1),
- characterized in that
- the vane body (2) and the tab member (9) are provided as separate parts and are fixable to each other wherein the tab portion (5) and the vane body (2) slidingly grip the wall member (10) there between.
A method of assembling a variable nozzle device comprising a wall member (10), a unison ring (12), and a plurality of vanes (1), wherein each vane (1) has a vane body (2) and a tab member (9) that slidingly engages the unison ring (12), the tab member (9) comprising a tab portion (5) and a shaft portion (6), the method comprising the steps of
- arranging the vane body (2) on one side of the wall member (10),
- passing the shaft portion (6) of the tab member (9) through the slot (11) from another side of the wall member (10), and
- fixing the shaft portion (6) to the vane body (2) wherein the tab portion (5) of the tab member (9) and the vane body (2) slidingly grip the wall member (10) there between.
A variable nozzle device comprising a wall member (10), a unison ring (12), and a plurality of vanes (1), wherein each vane (1) has a vane body (2) and a tab member (9) comprising a tab portion (5) and a shaft portion (6), said shaft portion (6) passing through a slot (11) of the wall member (10), and said tab portion (5) overlapping the slot (11) to hold the vane (1),
- characterized in that
- the vane body (2) and the tab member (9) are provided as separate parts and are fixable to each other wherein the tab portion (5) and the vane body (2) slidingly grip the wall member (10) there between;
- wherein a mounting hole (7) is provided in the vane body (2) at a side of the vane body (2) which faces the wall member (10), and a tip section (3) of the shaft portion (6) is insertable into the mounting hole (7) of the vane body (2).
A method of assembling a variable nozzle device comprising a wall member (10), a unison ring (12), and a plurality of vanes (1), wherein each vane (1) has a vane body (2) and a tab member (9) comprising a tab portion (5) and a shaft portion (6), the method comprising the steps of
- arranging the vane body (2) on one side of the wall member (10),
- passing the shaft portion (6) of the tab member (9) through the slot (11) from another side of the wall member (10), and
- fixing the shaft portion (6) to the vane body (2) wherein the tab portion (5) of the tab member (9) and the vane body (2) slidingly grip the wall member (10) there between;
- wherein the shaft portion (6) is fixed to the vane body (2) by inserting a tip section (3) of the shaft portion (6) into a mounting hole (7) of the vane body (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.