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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark J. Mielke, Blanchester, OH (US);
David E. Bulman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kenneth E. Seitzer, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 1/02 ;
Abstract
A compressor stator includes a casing having a circumferentially extending slot therein in which are mounted a plurality of vane sectors. Each sector includes a plurality of vanes extending between outer and inner bands, with each outer band being mounted in the slot. A plurality of tabs are ranged in interlocked pairs between the outer bands and casing for unloading adjacent sectors from each other.