IP Library Granted Patent US 8,206,094
Granted Patent B2
US 8,206,094 · App. 11/589,732 · Granted Jun 26, 2012

Stationary blade ring of axial compressor

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Patent No.
US 8,206,094
App. No.
11/589,732
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inner shroud portion and an outer shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade are formed integrally with each stationary blade. A plurality of the stationary blades adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction are coupled together by a band member at the outer shroud portions. The inner shroud portions are held between seal holders which are formed as two divided members in the flowing direction of a working fluid, which are fastened by a bolt, and which have a length corresponding to the plurality of the stationary blades. The plurality of stationary blades, the inner and outer shroud portions, the band member, and the seal holders assembled in this manner constitute a unit. A plurality of the units are connected in the circumferential direction to constitute a stationary blade ring of an axial compressor.

Claims (36)

1. A stationary blade ring of an axial compressor, comprising a plurality of units connected together in a circumferential direction,

each unit comprising:

a plurality of stationary blades adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction;

an outer shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade;

a band member for coupling together the plurality of stationary blades at the outer shroud portions, the band member including a guide groove into which the outer shroud portion is fitted and the band member being directly slidably fitted into a guide groove in a casing of the axial compressor, wherein the band member has a length which corresponds to approximately one quarter of a circumference of the stationary blade ring of the axial compressor;

an inner shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade;

a first seal holder to hold front portions of the inner shroud portions, the first seal holder having a first guide groove into which the front portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted; and

a second seal holder to hold rear portions of the inner shroud portions, the second seal holder having a second guide groove into which the rear portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted,

wherein the first seal holder and the second seal holder are arranged in a flowing direction of a working fluid, and the first seal holder and the second seal holder are fastened together by a fastening means, and

wherein a pin is inserted into the inner shroud portion and into one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder to bind together the inner shroud portion and the one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder.

2. The stationary blade ring of an axial compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the outer shroud portions coupled by the band member are directly slidably fitted into a guide groove portion on a side of a compressor casing.

3. The stationary blade ring of an axial compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the first seal holder and the second seal holder have respective lengths corresponding to the plurality of stationary blades adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.

4. The stationary blade ring of an axial compressor according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary band member, different from the band member, which couples together the outer shroud portions for the plurality of stationary blades.

5. A stationary blade ring of an axial compressor, comprising a plurality of units connected together in a circumferential direction,

each unit comprising:

a plurality of stationary blades adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction;

an outer shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade;

connecting means for coupling together the plurality of stationary blades at the outer shroud portions, the connecting means including a guide means into which the outer shroud portion is fitted and the connecting means being directly slidably fitted into a guide groove in a casing of the axial compressor, the connecting means having a length which corresponds to approximately one quarter of a circumference of the stationary blade ring of the axial compressor;

an inner shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade;

a first seal holder to hold front portions of the inner shroud portions, the first seal holder having a first guide groove into which the front portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted; and

a second seal holder to hold rear portions of the inner shroud portions, the second seal holder having a second guide groove into which the rear portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted,

wherein the first seal holder and the second seal holder are arranged in a flowing direction of a working fluid, and the first seal holder and the second seal holder are fastened together by a fastening means, and

wherein a pin is inserted into the inner shroud portion and into one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder to bind together the inner shroud portion and the one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder.

6. The stationary blade ring of an axial compressor according to claim 5 , wherein a spacer is interposed between the inner shroud portions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, and a spacer is interposed between the outer shroud portions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.

7. The stationary blade ring of an axial compressor according to claim 5 , further comprising an auxiliary connecting means, different from the connecting means, which couples together the outer shroud portions for the plurality of stationary blades.

8. A stationary blade ring of an axial compressor, comprising a plurality of units connected together in a circumferential direction,

each unit comprising:

a plurality of stationary blades adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction;

an outer shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade, the outer shroud portion being directly slidably fitted into a guide groove in a casing of the axial compressor;

an inner shroud portion dividedly formed per stationary blade, and formed integrally with each stationary blade;

a first seal holder to hold front portions of the inner shroud portions, the first seal holder having a first guide groove into which the front portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted;

a second seal holder to hold rear portions of the inner shroud portions, the second seal holder having a second guide groove into which the rear portions of the inner shroud portions are slidably fitted;

a dovetail groove formed in an outer peripheral side of the outer shroud portions; and

a band member fitted into the dovetail groove of the outer shroud portions to couple the outer shroud portions,

wherein the first seal holder and the second seal holder are arranged in a flowing direction of a working fluid, and the first seal holder and the second seal holder are fastened together by a fastening means, and

wherein a pin is inserted into the inner shroud portion and into one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder to bind together the inner shroud portion and the one of the first seal holder and the second seal holder.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035101/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2006
From: SEKI, NAOYUKI; ICHIRYU, TAKU
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 018484/0241 →