Patent ID: 8322982
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Vane fixing apparatus for removably fixing a vane plate to a structural web of a turbine engine in a duct, the vane fixing apparatus comprising a mounting bracket attached to a vane plate, and a mounting block carried on the web of the turbine engine by at least one fastener, wherein the mounting block is moveable between a first configuration in which the mounting bracket may slideably engage and slideably disengage the mounting block, and a second configuration in which the mounting block securely retains the mounting bracket relative to the web, and wherein the mounting block is moveable between the first and second configurations by operation of the fastener, the vane fixing apparatus being provided such that, in use, it is shielded from the duct by the vane plate.