Variable pitch guide vane made of composite materials
View Patent ↗A variable stator vane for a compressor guide vane is provided. The vane includes a blade and a pivot. The pivot includes an internal pivot element and a pivot cap. The blade and the internal pivot element are each made from a composite material. At least one contact surface of the pivot cap is metallic.
1. A compressor variable stator vane assembly, the vane comprising a blade and a pivot,
the blade comprising an aerodynamic profile and a cleat,
the pivot comprising an internal pivot element and a pivot cap,
the blade and the internal pivot element each being made from a composite material,
at least one contact surface of the pivot cap being metallic,
wherein the internal pivot element is assembled on the cleat, the cleat being made in a single piece from the same material as the aerodynamic profile,
wherein the internal pivot element includes a first structural element and a second structural element, each of the first structural element and the second structural element including
a disk shaped portion, and
connecting pins connecting the first structural element and the second structural element to each other, the connecting pins passing through orifices provided on the cleat.
2. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the blade is made from a first composite material, and the internal pivot element is made from a second composite material distinct from the first composite material.
3. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 2 , wherein the first composite material is a material with long fibers.
4. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 3 , wherein the first composite material is a pre-impregnated 2D material or a woven 3D material.
5. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 2 , wherein the second composite material is a material with short fibers and an organic matrix.
6. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot cap is fully metallic.
7. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the aerodynamic profile is provided with a built-in leading edge.
8. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the internal pivot element is injected on the cleat.
9. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the internal pivot element is glued onto the cleat.
10. A method for manufacturing a variable stator vane according to claim 1 , comprising:
assembling the internal pivot element on the cleat of the blade; and
assembling the pivot cap onto the cleat.
11. The manufacturing method according to claim 10 , wherein the internal pivot element is injected on the cleat before the pivot cap is assembled on the cleat.
12. The manufacturing method according to claim 10 , wherein the internal pivot element is injected on the cleat after the pivot cap has been assembled on the cleat.
13. The manufacturing method according to claim 10 , wherein the internal pivot element is at least one of an add-on insert and is glued on the cleat.
14. A turbomachine comprising a variable stator vane according to claim 1 .
15. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first structural element and the second structural element includes a tab connected to the disk shaped portion, and the connecting pins connect the tab of the first structural element to the tab of the second structural element.
16. The compressor variable stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot cap includes a ring and a plate which delimit a housing with a shape complementary to a shape of the disk shaped portions of the first structural element and the second structural element.