Patent ID: 9243509
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F01D

Claim Text:
1. A stator vane assembly for a turbine engine, comprising: a casing slot; and a plurality of ring segments positioned within the casing slot; each of the plurality of ring segments comprising a first end, a second end, and a plurality of dovetail slots positioned at a dovetail angle between the first end and the second end; the first end and the second end of each of the plurality of ring segments comprising a stepped configuration having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the stepped configuration comprises a straight cut and the second portion of the stepped configuration comprises an angled cut, and wherein the angled cut comprises an end angle that substantially equals the dovetail angle and is formed by at least a portion of an outer edge opposite of one of the plurality of dovetail slots at the first end or the second end.