Variable-pitch vane of a turbomachine
View Patent ↗A stator stage of a compressor of a turbomachine including an annular row of variable-pitch vanes is disclosed. Each vane includes an external cylindrical pivot defining the axis of rotation of the vane, and an internal cylindrical pivot mounted in a housing of an internal ring. The internal pivot of each vane extends along an axis substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the vane and at a distance from this axis, and is mounted in the housing of the ring by a swiveling or a tilting system.
1. A stator stage of a compressor of a turbomachine, comprising an annular row of variable-pitch vanes, each vane having outer and inner radial opposite ends, the outer radial end of each vane comprising an external cylindrical pivot which defines an axis of rotation of the vane and is fitted into a substantially radial duct of an external casing, and the inner radial end of each vane comprising an internal cylindrical pivot mounted in a corresponding housing of an internal ring,
wherein the internal cylindrical pivot of each vane extends along an axis substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the vane and at a distance from the axis of rotation of the vane, and is mounted in the housing of the ring by a swiveling system,
wherein the internal ring carries at least one block of an abradable material and is configured to be axially moveable in the downstream and/or the upstream direction by rotating each vane about its axis of rotation,
wherein said swiveling system comprises a ball sleeve comprising a first swiveling internal cylindrical element slidably mounted on the internal pivot about and along the axis of the internal cylindrical pivot, said ball sleeve further comprising a second external element fitted into the housing of the ring, and wherein the second external element comprises an external annular rim intended to be inserted between the inner radial end of the vane and an annular shoulder of the internal ring.
2. The stator stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the axis of the internal cylindrical pivot of each vane is situated in a plane passing substantially through the axis of rotation of the vane and through at least one of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the vane.
3. The stator stage as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the axis of the internal cylindrical pivot of each vane is situated between the axis of rotation of the vane and the trailing edge of the vane.
4. The stator stage as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the axis of the internal cylindrical pivot of each vane is situated between the axis of rotation of the vane and the leading edge of the vane.
5. A turbomachine, comprising at least one stator stage of variable-pitch vanes as claimed in claim 1 .
6. The stator stage as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one block of abradable material cooperates with seal teeth of a rotor of the turbomachine to limit flow of air.