Patent ID: 9644491
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F01D,F02C,F04D,F05D

Claim:
1. A variable guide vane (VGV) apparatus comprising: a plurality of variable guide vanes (VGVs), each vane having a rotational axis and being rotatable in an adjustable angular orientation about the rotational axis of the vane; a unison ring defining a central axis and including a plurality of drive pins affixed to the unison ring, the drive pins with the unison ring being adjustable in an angular orientation about the central axis; a plurality of arms each including a base, a pair of parallel forks extending away from the base in a first direction and a bolting flange extending away from the base in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the pair of forks defining a slot therebetween, one of said drive pins being slidably received in the slot, the bolting flange defining a hole extending therethrough; a plurality of stems connected to the respective VGVs and rotatable about the rotational axis of the respective vanes, each stem having an end section defining parallel side surfaces facing away from each other, each stem defining a hole extending from one side surface to the other side surface; and a plurality of bolts moveably securing the stems to the respective arms, each bolt extending in a tangential direction with respect to the central axis through the hole of one of the bolting flanges and through the hole of one of the stems, wherein one of the side surface of each stem is in contact with the bolting flange of a corresponding arm while the other side surface of each stem is free of contact with said corresponding arm.