Patent ID: 11879480
Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine, the compressor assembly comprising
a variable pitch vane that extends radially relative to a central axis, and
an inner band that includes a first ring segment that extends partway circumferentially about the axis, a second ring segment that extends partway circumferentially about the axis and abuts the first ring segment such that a portion of the variable pitch vane is received in the first ring segment and the second ring segment, and a rivet that extends axially through the first ring segment and the second ring segment to couple the first ring segment with the second ring segment,
wherein the first ring segment is formed to define a bore that extends axially into the first ring segment and the rivet includes a stem that extends axially through the first ring segment and the second ring segment and a head that is received in the bore to block axial movement of the rivet.