Patent ID: 7478991

Claim:
A variable nozzle device comprising a wall member ( 10 ), a unison ring ( 12 ), and a plurality of vanes ( 1 ), wherein each vane ( 1 ) has a vane body ( 2 ) and a tab member ( 9 ) that slidingly engages the unison ring ( 12 ), the tab member ( 9 ) comprising a tab portion ( 5 ) and a shaft portion ( 6 ), said shaft portion ( 6 ) passing through a slot ( 11 ) of the wall member ( 10 ), and said tab portion ( 5 ) overlapping the slot ( 11 ) to hold the vane ( 1 ), characterized in that the vane body ( 2 ) and the tab member ( 9 ) are provided as separate parts and are fixable to each other wherein the tab portion ( 5 ) and the vane body ( 2 ) slidingly grip the wall member ( 10 ) there between.