Patent ID: 8523518
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bracket for linking stators in a machine, the bracket comprising: a body portion comprising a first edge operable to align with a base of a first stator and a second edge opposite the first edge and operable to align with a base of a second stator; a first plurality of extensions that extend from the first edge in a first direction and that are operable to align with at least one corresponding groove on the base of the first stator and are operable to position the base of the first stator in the first direction; and a second plurality of extensions that extend from the second edge in a second direction and that are operable to align with at least one corresponding groove on the base of the second stator and are operable to position the base of the second stator in the second direction, wherein an angle of less than approximately 180 degrees is formed between the first direction and the second direction, such that the first and second plurality of extensions are operable to position the base of the first stator at the angle of less than approximately 180 degrees with respect to the base of the second stator, the angle corresponding to a curvature of a casing to which the first and second stators are attached, wherein the first plurality of extension do not align with the at least one corresponding groove on the base of the second stator and the second plurality of extension do not align with the at least one corresponding groove on the base of the first stator.