IP Library Granted Patent US 10,837,307
Granted Patent B2
US 10,837,307 · App. 16/034,451 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

System of variable stator vanes for a turbine engine

Inventor: Rafael Perez (Boncelles, BE)
Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
F01D17/162F04D29/544F04D29/563F05D2240/12F05D2260/40F05D2260/57
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Patent No.
US 10,837,307
App. No.
16/034,451
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a system of vanes with adjustable orientation, also called a system of variable stator vanes, for a low-pressure compressor of an axial turbine engine. The system comprises vanes, each having a vane extending radially in a flow of the turbine engine and a spindle having a cylindrical portion connected to a telescopic actuating lever. The cylindrical portion comprises radially extending slot, and the actuating lever comprises a pivot joint housed in the slot, that is configured to communicate a rotary movement to the vane about its spindle. The invention also proposes a compressor and a turbine engine.

Claims (9)

1. A system for an axial compressor of a turbine engine, said system comprising:

a telescopic actuating lever having a portion of reduced thickness;

a variable stator vane with a vane body designed to extend radially in a flow of the turbine engine;

a spindle having a cylindrical portion comprising a radially extending slot, the slot extending along an entire diameter of the cylindrical portion so that the spindle forms a fork which when seen in an axial direction has a U shape, the slot receiving the portion of reduced thickness; and

a rod passing through the portion of reduced thickness so as to form a pivot joint between the portion of reduced thickness and the spindle, the telescopic actuating lever being configured to communicate a rotary movement to the variable stator vane around its spindle.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the slot comprises inner surfaces in contact with the pivot joint of the lever.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle comprises a radial end, the pivot joint being positioned radially between the vane body and the radial end.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle has a constant diameter over its height.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the telescopic actuating lever comprises opposed lateral surfaces that are in contact with the slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2018
From: PEREZ, RAFAEL
To: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
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Priority Claims (1)
BE 2017/5557 · Aug 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190048738A1 · Feb 14, 2019