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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An assembly has: a gas turbine engine including: a compressor including a rotor including blades rotatable about a central axis and disposed in a gas path of the gas turbine engine, a stator including one or more vanes disposed in the gas path, and a compressor case disposed around the stator; a combustor downstream of the compressor along the gas path; and a combustor case surrounding the combustor and secured to the compressor case; and a retainer for interlocking the stator with the compressor case when disassembling the combustor case from the compressor case, the retainer including: a base secured to the compressor case; and a pin extending from the base and radially inwardly through the compressor case via an aperture defined in the compressor case, the pin engaging with the stator to prevent axial movement of the stator relative to the compressor case.