Patent ID: 8065872

Claim:
A stator, comprising: a blade assembly including a plurality of blades; and, a one-way clutch, including: a first radially disposed plate having at least one tab extending radially outward, having one of a receiving feature and an axial protrusion; a second radially disposed plate including the other of said receiving feature and said axial protrusion; a spacing element with a radially disposed segment with at least one spacer tab extending axially from said radially disposed segment and interleaved with said at least one tab to rotationally connect said first plate and said spacer element; and, respective rotational interface elements, wherein the entire first plate is disposed, in an axial direction, between the second plate and the spacing element, wherein said spacing element is connected to the blade, wherein said at least one spacer tab comprises a mechanical path between first and second axial ends of said clutch, wherein said receiving feature and protrusion are lockingly engageable for relative rotation of said first and second plates in a first direction, wherein the respective rotational interface elements are engaged with said first and second axial ends and axially aligned with said mechanical path, and wherein the first plate is axially displaceable with respect to the spacing element.