Patent ID: 9435215
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F01D,F05B,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A gas turbine structure comprising a guide vane, the gas turbine structure further comprising a first housing and a second housing and the guide vane extending from the first housing to the second housing, the guide vane comprising a leading edged and a trailing edge, the guide vane extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge along a mean camber line, the guide vane comprising a first attachment structure, a first fastening means and a second fastening means, the first attachment structure comprising a stiffening member extending over at least a portion of a circumference of the first housing, the stiffening member comprising a stiffening member centre point as measured along the mean camber line, the first attachment structure being adapted to be releasably attached to the guide vane by the first and second fastening means such that the first fastening means is located at a first fastening position along the mean camber line and the second fastening means is located at a second fastening position along the mean camber line, the attachment structure being attached to the first housing the first and second fastening positions are located on separate sides of the stiffening member centre point along the mean camber line.