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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Applicant:
Jan Christopher Schilling, Middletown, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jan Christopher Schilling, Middletown, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/14 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable vane assembly for a gas turbine engine having a casing, including: a variable vane including a platform and a vane stem extending outwardly from the platform; a bushing surrounding the vane stem; a lever for moving the vane between a closed position and an open position; and, a mechanism for incrementally rotating the bushing to a new circumferential position with respect to the vane stem as the vane is cycled each time between the closed and open positions.