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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1980
Filed:
May. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence J Geitner, Angola, NY (US);
Christian C Herbeck, Kenmore, NY (US);
Assignee:
Buffalo Forge Company, Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415160 ;
Abstract
A variable inlet vane adjusting construction including a plurality of vanes pivotally mounted about a hub, an adjusting ring circumferentially slidable on the hub, a plurality of circumferentially spaced axial slots on the adjusting ring, a bearing of substantially solid rectangular configuration in each of the slots and in engagement with the sides of the slots, a plurality of pin members each having first and second ends with the first ends being mounted for universal movement on each of said bearings and the second ends fixedly mounted on levers which are in turn fixedly secured to the vanes.