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US 8,182,208 B2Granted
Gas turbine systems involving feather seals
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsJoseph W. Bridges, Jr., Tracy A Propheter-Hinckley
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Abstract
Systems involving feather seals are provided. A representative vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first mounting platform having a first slot; a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform; and a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side extending between the faces, and a first tab, the first tab extending outwardly beyond the first side; the first slot being sized and shaped to receive the feather seal including the first tab.
Claims10
A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- a first mounting platform having a first slot and a first through-hole;
- a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform;
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- a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side extending between the faces, and a first tab, the first tab extending outwardly beyond the first side;
- the first slot being sized and shaped to receive the feather seal including the first tab;
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- the first through-hole communicating with the first slot such that, when the first side of the feather seal is inserted into the first slot, the first tab is received within the first through-hole.
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A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a compressor;
- a combustion section;
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- a turbine operative to drive the compressor responsive to energy imparted thereto by the combustion section, the turbine having a vane assembly, the vane assembly having a first vane comprising:
- a first mounting platform having a first slot and a first through-hole;
- a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform;
- and
- a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side and a first tab, the first side extending between the faces, the first tab extending outwardly beyond the first side;
- the first slot being sized and shaped to receive the feather seal including the first tab;
- and
- the first through-hole communicating with the first slot such that, when the first side of the feather seal is inserted into the first slot, the first tab is received within the first through-hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.