Patent ID: 11952943
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the plurality of variable orientation guide vanes have a same axial position;
the two adjacent variable orientation guide vanes are spaced apart from each other by a first circumferential distance;
the plurality of variable orientation guide vanes include:
a third variable orientation guide vane of the plurality of variable orientation guide vanes disposed at a second circumferential distance away from the first of the two adjacent variable orientation guide vanes in a first circumferential direction about the central axis; and
a fourth variable orientation guide vane of the plurality of variable orientation guide vanes disposed at a third circumferential distance away from a second of the two adjacent variable orientation guide vanes in a second circumferential direction about the central axis, the second circumferential direction being opposite the first circumferential direction; and

the first, second, and third circumferential distances are measured along a radially outer surface of the inner shroud and are equal to each other.