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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Kenneth M. Plante, Sanford, ME (US);
John A. Mccready, Dover, NH (US);
John A. Szymbor, Sanford, ME (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Plante, Sanford, ME (US);
John A. McCready, Dover, NH (US);
John A. Szymbor, Sanford, ME (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F05D 2230/10 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53 (2015.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a fixture, first and second vanes, and an insert. The first vane and the second vane are retained within the fixture and are spaced at a distance from one another. The insert is disposed between the first vane and the second vane and the insert includes a spring that exerts a force that is applied to both the first vane and the second vane.