Patent ID: 8118550

Claim:
A nozzle assembly for a turbine, the nozzle assembly comprising: at least one airfoil having an outer sidewall; an outer ring mechanically coupled to the outer sidewall at an interface; a mechanical axial stop at the interface of the outer sidewall and the outer ring, the mechanical axial stop configured to maintain the at least one airfoil in a correct axial position; and a mechanical radial stop at the interface of the outer sidewall and the outer ring, the mechanical radial stop configured to maintain the at least one airfoil in a correct radial position, wherein at least one of (a) a portion of the outer ring at the interface and (b) a portion of the outer sidewall at the interface, is angled away from the interface to form a narrow groove between the outer ring and the outer sidewall, and wherein at least a portion of the interface includes a weld between a portion of the outer ring and a portion of the outer sidewall.