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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/162 (2013.01); F05D 2260/50 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49323 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49959 (2015.01);
Abstract
A variable vane assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a variable vane, an actuator, and a mechanical linkage. The mechanical linkage connects the variable vane to the actuator. The mechanical linkage includes a bellcrank rotatable about an axis, a first bellcrank arm having a first clevis at an inner end, and a first pin extending through the first clevis and a first flange of the bellcrank to fasten the first bellcrank arm to the bellcrank.