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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Harry McFarland Jarrett, Jr., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jayakrishna Velampati, Bangalore, IN;
Andrew John Lammas, Greenville, SC (US);
Laurie Ann Cribley, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Saurabh Deshmukh, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A lock link for locking variable stage stator vanes in a compressor includes a substantially planar body portion having a slot formed on one edge and a narrow neck portion extending away from an opposite edge, the narrow neck portion adapted to seat in a corresponding slot in an adjacent lock link attached to an adjacent vane; and a profiled opening in the substantially planar body portion adapted to receive a key provided on a vane stem to prevent relative rotation between the vane and the lock link.