Patent ID: 9695854
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An adjustable and lockable turnbuckle in a variable stator vane assembly, comprising: an elongated body comprising internal threading within a first end thereof; a first extension rod comprising external threading configured to mate with the internal threading at the first end of the elongated body; a first jam nut comprising a single component having internal threading and a skirt, wherein the internal threading of the first jam nut is configured to mate with the external threading of the first extension rod to tighten the first jam nut against the first end of the elongated body so that the skirt of the first jam nut is positionable about the first end of the elongated body; a first aperture extending completely through the elongated body, the first extension rod, and the skirt of the first jam nut from a first side of the skirt of the jam nut to an opposite diametrically opposed second side of the skirt of the jam nut and through the elongated body and the first extension rod disposed within the skirt of the jam nut, wherein the first aperture is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body and the first extension rod; and a first pin positionable completely through and within the first aperture to abut and prevent movement of the elongated body, the first extension rod, and the skirt of the first jam nut relative to one another.