Patent ID: 8998574
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: F01D,F05D

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine engine comprising: an annular casing having a series of circumferentially spaced openings defined therethrough; a plurality of vanes extending radially inwardly through respective casing openings, an outer end of the vanes projecting radially outwardly from the casing through the respective openings, and an inner end of the vanes being mounted to an inner portion of the casing; a strap extending around the annular casing, surrounding and abutting the projecting outer ends of the vanes; and a spring including a ring having opposed end sections connected to first and second circumferential locations of the strap, respectively, the ring including two side sections defining therebetween a dimension smaller than a dimension defined between the opposed end sections, the ring thereby being resiliently deformable when pulling forces are applied to the opposed end sections of the ring.