Patent ID: 9022728
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vane assembly comprising: a plurality of vane segments each including an airfoil defining a pressure side and a suction side, an outer platform and an inner platform extending from opposite ends of the airfoil, and a slot disposed within the outer platform, the slot including closed first and second ends and an upper surface spaced apart from a lower surface wherein a spacing between the upper surface and the lower surface varies along a length of the slot, wherein a first thickness between an outer surface of the outer platform and the upper surface of the slot is substantially uniform along an entire length of the slot, a second thickness between an inner surface of the outer platform and the lower surface of the slot varies over the length of the slot to define the varying spacing between the upper and lower surfaces and the slot includes a midpoint between the closed first and second ends with the second thickness varying axially forward of the midpoint and remaining substantially uniform aft of the midpoint; and a seal disposed within the adjacent slots of adjacent ones of the plurality of vane segments.