Anti-rotation lug for a gas turbine engine stator assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10240467-B2
Application number	US-201213565950-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2012
Priority date	Aug 3, 2012
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A stator assembly includes a case including an arcuate wall having an aperture with circumferentially spaced first lateral surfaces. A stator vane has an outer platform with a notch. An anti-rotation lug has a base that is received in the notch and a boss extends from the base. The boss is received in the aperture. The boss has second lateral surfaces that engage the first lateral surfaces in an interference fit relationship.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stator assembly comprising:
a case including an arcuate wall having an aperture with circumferentially spaced first lateral surfaces;
a stator vane having an outer platform with a notch;
an anti-rotation lug having a base received in the notch and a boss extending from the base, the boss received in the aperture, the boss having second lateral surfaces engaging the first lateral surfaces in an interference fit relationship; and
wherein the first lateral surfaces are joined by first arcuate surfaces opposite one another and providing an aperture length, and the second lateral surfaces are provided by second arcuate surfaces opposite one another and providing a boss length, the second arcuate surfaces are convex and extend outward toward their respective first arcuate surface, the aperture length greater than the boss length providing a clearance between the first arcuate surfaces and the second arcuate surfaces.

2. The stator assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the case includes a compressor case secured to a blade outer air seal by a fastener, and the outer platform includes a hook captured between the compressor case and the blade outer air seal.

3. The stator assembly according to claim 2 , comprising a damper spring supported on the hook and arranged between the outer platform and the case.

4. The stator assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the base includes a relief cut provided about the boss to provide a pad in engagement with an inner surface of the case.

5. The stator assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a fillet is provided between the boss and the base, the fillet spaced from the inner surface.

6. The stator assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first lateral surfaces are parallel to one another and provide an aperture width, and the second lateral surfaces are parallel to one another and provide a boss width, the boss width greater than the aperture width.

7. The stator assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the first and second lateral surfaces are flat.

8. A method of assembling a stator assembly comprising the steps of:
providing a compressor case with an aperture, wherein the aperture includes first lateral surfaces that are parallel to one another providing an aperture width, first lateral surfaces are joined by first arcuate surfaces opposite one another providing an aperture length;
providing an anti-rotation lug with a boss, the boss includes second lateral surfaces parallel with one another and providing a boss width, the boss width greater than the aperture width, the second lateral surfaces joined by second arcuate surfaces opposite one another and providing a boss length, the second arcuate surfaces are convex and extend outward toward their respective first arcuate surface, the aperture length greater than the boss length; and
press-fitting the boss into the aperture while providing a clearance between the first arcuate surfaces and the second arcuate surfaces.

9. The method according to claim 8 , comprising the step of assembling a stator relative to the compressor case with a notch of the stator receiving the anti-rotation lug.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the base includes a relief cut provided about the boss to provide a pad in engagement with an inner surface of the compressor case, and a fillet is provided between the boss and the base, the fillet spaced from the inner surface.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the compressor case includes a first circumferentially extending flange, and comprising the steps of providing a stator with a stator hook, and providing a blade outer air seal with a second circumferentially extending flange, and securing the first and second circumferentially extending flanges to one another to capture the stator hook between the compressor case and the blade outer air seal with the anti-rotation lug retained between the stator and the compressor case.

Assignees

• Tatman Neil L
• Hayford Richard K
• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Tatman Neil L
• Hayford Richard K

Classifications

• F01D25/246

  Fastening of diaphragms or stator-rings · CPC title

• Y10T74/20636

  Detents · CPC title

• F05D2240/11

  Shroud seal segments · CPC title

• F01D9/042 Primary

  fixing blades to stators (fixing stator-rings in the casing or to each other F01D25/246) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49245

  Vane type or other rotary, e.g., fan · CPC title