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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Keith R. F. Speed, Bristol, GB;
Keith C. Sadler, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Keith R. F. Speed, Bristol, GB;
Keith C. Sadler, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A guide vane assembly for a turbomachine, comprising a guide vane and a liner: the guide vane comprising an aerofoil portion having a radially outer platform, wherein one of the outer platform and the liner has a hook element, the hook element comprising an opening and a circumferentially extending channel, and the other one of the outer platform and the liner comprises a retaining element having a head portion, wherein in an operational orientation the head portion located within the channel and is too wide to be withdrawn through the opening of the hook element.