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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Sean Joseph Bentley, National City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/143 (2013.01); F01D 17/162 (2013.01); F04D 29/563 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guide vane is disclosed. The guide vane includes a button, a trunnion connected to the button, and an airfoil connected to the button. The airfoil includes an overhang portion wherein the overhang portion extends from one end of the button to a distal end of the airfoil. The guide vane includes a button corner located near the beginning of the overhang portion. The guide vane includes a variable fillet extending into the overhang portion. The variable fillet includes sections of different radiuses along the length of the fillet.