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Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2019
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventors:

Tammy Yam, Richmond Hill, CA;

Tibor Urac, Mississauga, CA;

Paul Aitchison, Hamilton, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/042 (2013.01); F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01); F05D 2240/90 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vane configured to be disposed in a gas path defined in part by an inner surface of a case of a gas turbine engine is provided. The vane comprises a vane body configured to extend through an aperture in the case and a vane head disposed at an end of the vane body. The vane head has an abutting surface configured to contact an outer surface of the case when the vane body extends through the aperture, and a groove configured to receive a sealing member. The groove opens to the abutting surface and is outwardly open relative to an inner region surrounded by the groove. The groove has an inner seating surface that hinders movement of the sealing member toward the abutting surface and can facilitate installation of the vane in the engine.


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