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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
John Frederick Lockyer, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An inner bushing assembly () to provide a biasing force between a guide vane () and an inner ring half () of a gas turbine engine compressor () is disclosed. The inner bushing assembly () includes a first bushing (), a second bushing (), and a biasing element (). The first bushing () is configured to be installed about an inner vane shaft () of the guide vane () adjacent to an airfoil () of the guide vane (). The second bushing () is configured to be installed about the inner vane shaft () distal to the airfoil (). The biasing element () is configured to be installed about the inner vane shaft () between the first bushing () and the second bushing ().