Patent ID: 7753647

Claim:
A stator vane section for use in a turbine engine, the stator vane section comprising: an outer diameter fan case; a plurality of stator vanes each comprising: an inner diameter end; and an outer diameter end for rotating in the outer diameter fan case; an inner diameter vane shroud comprising: a forward inner diameter shroud component comprising: a forward hollow channel running circumferentially through an interior of the forward shroud component; a forward fastener hole extending through the forward inner diameter vane shroud component to intersect the forward hollow channel; and a plurality of forward recesses; and an aft shroud component comprising: an aft hollow channel running circumferentially through an interior of the aft shroud component; an aft fastener hole extending into and terminating within the aft shroud component so as to align with the forward fastener hole and not intersect the aft hollow channel; and a plurality of aft recesses that mate with the forward recesses to receive the inner diameter ends of stator vanes.