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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Ching-pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mrinal Munshi, Orlando, FL (US);
Adam C. Pela, Jupiter, FL (US);
Paul Bradley Davis, Stuart, FL (US);
Matthew H. Lang, Orlando, FL (US);
Ching-Pang Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mrinal Munshi, Orlando, FL (US);
Adam C. Pela, Jupiter, FL (US);
Paul Bradley Davis, Stuart, FL (US);
Matthew H. Lang, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
A support ring for a row of vanes in an engine section of a gas turbine engine includes an annular main body portion to which a row of vanes is affixed for providing structural support for the vanes in the engine section, and an aft hook extending from an aft side of the main body portion with reference to a direction of air flow through the engine section. The aft hook is coupled to an outer engine casing for structurally supporting the support ring in the engine section. The support ring does not include a forward hook having a flange that extends axially from a forward or aft side of the forward hook with reference to the direction of air flow through the engine section.