Turbine engine variable area vane with feather seal
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F01D-011/00
F01D-017/16
출원번호
US-0531033
(2012-06-22)
등록번호
US-9103222
(2015-08-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Propheter-Hinckley, Tracy A.
출원인 / 주소
United Technologies Corporation
대리인 / 주소
O'Shea Getz P.C.
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초록▼
An apparatus for sealing a gap between a stator vane platform including a seal slot, and a rotatable stator vane including a shaft connected to a vane end. The apparatus includes a substantially flat, semi-annular seal body, a first tab and a second tab. The seal body extends circumferentially betwe
An apparatus for sealing a gap between a stator vane platform including a seal slot, and a rotatable stator vane including a shaft connected to a vane end. The apparatus includes a substantially flat, semi-annular seal body, a first tab and a second tab. The seal body extends circumferentially between a first body end and a second body end, and radially between a radial inner body side and a radial outer body side. The inner body side wraps partially around the shaft, and the outer body side mates with the seal slot. The first tab extends axially from the first body end, and the second tab extends axially from the second body end. The first tab and the second tab engage the vane end and cause the seal body to move within the seal slot during rotation of the stator vane.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for sealing a gap between a stator vane platform comprising a seal slot, and a rotatable stator vane comprising a shaft connected to a vane end, the apparatus comprising: a substantially flat, semi-annular seal body extending circumferentially between a first body end and a second bo
1. An apparatus for sealing a gap between a stator vane platform comprising a seal slot, and a rotatable stator vane comprising a shaft connected to a vane end, the apparatus comprising: a substantially flat, semi-annular seal body extending circumferentially between a first body end and a second body end, and radially between a radial inner body side and a radial outer body side, wherein the inner body side is configured to wrap partially around the shaft, and the outer body side is configured to mate with the seal slot; anda first tab extending axially from the first body end, and a second tab extending axially from the second body end, wherein the first tab and the second tab are configured to engage the vane end and cause the seal body to move within the seal slot during rotation of the stator vane. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seal body, the first tab and the second tab are constructed from a sheet of metal. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first tab and the second tab are substantially perpendicular to the seal body. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first tab comprises a first base tab segment extending axially from the first body end to a first support tab segment, which extends axially back towards the seal body; andthe second tab comprises a second base tab segment extending axially from the second body end to a second support tab segment, which extends axially back towards the seal body. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a distal first tab end of the first support tab segment is connected to the seal body, and a distal second tab end of the second support tab is connected to the seal body. 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first base tab segment and the second base tab segment are substantially perpendicular to the seal body. 7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first support tab segment is angularly offset from the first base tab segment, and the second support tab segment is angularly offset from the second base tab segment. 8. A variable area vane arrangement, comprising: a stator vane first platform;a stator vane second platform comprising a vane aperture and a seal slot disposed in a sidewall of the vane aperture;a rotatable stator vane comprising a vane airfoil extending between the first platform and the second platform, a flange connected to an end of the vane airfoil and seated within the vane aperture, and a shaft connected to the end of the vane airfoil adjacent the flange; anda seal comprising a semi-annular seal body extending circumferentially between a first body end and a second body end, and radially between a radial inner body side and a radial outer body side, wherein the inner body side wraps partially around the shaft, and the outer body side is mated with the seal slot; anda first tab extending axially from the first body end, and a second tab extending axially from the second body end, wherein the first tab and the second tab engage the flange and cause the seal body to move within the seal slot during rotation of the stator vane. 9. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the seal seals a gap between the second stator vane platform and the stator vane. 10. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the shaft comprises a notch with a semi-annular seal surface, and the seal body extends axially between a first body surface and a second body surface that engages the seal surface. 11. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the seal body is substantially flat. 12. The arrangement of claim 11, wherein the seal body, the first tab and the second tab are constructed from a sheet of metal. 13. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the first tab and the second tab are substantially perpendicular to the seal body. 14. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the first tab comprises a first base tab segment extending axially from the first body end to a first support tab segment, which extends axially back towards the seal body; andthe second tab comprises a second base tab segment extending axially from the second body end to a second support tab segment, which extends axially back towards the seal body. 15. The arrangement of claim 14, wherein a distal first tab end of the first support tab segment is connected to the seal body, and a distal second tab end of the second support tab is connected to the seal body. 16. The arrangement of claim 14, wherein the first base tab segment and the second base tab segment are substantially perpendicular to the seal body. 17. The arrangement of claim 14, wherein the first support tab segment is angularly offset from the first base tab segment, and the second support tab segment is angularly offset from the second base tab segment. 18. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the stator vane comprises a turbine section rotatable stator vane of a turbine engine. 19. The arrangement of claim 8, further comprising a fixed stator vane connected between the first platform and the second platform. 20. The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the first platform is one of a plurality of arcuate segments of an annular stator vane first platform;the second platform is one of a plurality of arcuate segments of an annular stator vane second platform;the stator vane is one of a plurality of rotatable stator vanes extending between the annular stator vane first platform and the annular stator vane second platform; andthe seal is one of a plurality of seals, each of which seals a gap between the annular stator vane first platform and a respective one of the plurality of rotatable stator vanes.
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