Patent ID: 7104754

Claim:
A variable vane arrangement for a turbomachine comprising a plurality of circumferentially arranged vanes, a plurality of operating levers and a control ring, each vane comprising a fixed portion secured to a casing of the turbomachine and a movable portion pivotally mounted to the casing, each operating lever being pivotally mounted at a first end to the control ring, each operating lever being mounted at a second end to a respective one of the vanes, the movable portion of each vane being movable between a first position in which the movable portion of each vane is pivotally moved about an axis at an end of the movable portion and the axis is adjacent the fixed portion of the respective vane and a second position in which the movable portion of each vane is displaced from the fixed portion of the respective vane to allow assembly or disassembly of the movable portion of each vane.