US 12,129,771 B1
Stator vane assembly having mechanical retention device
Christopher West, Greenville, SC (US); Zachary John Snider, Simpsonville, SC (US); Brad Wilson VanTassel, Greer, SC (US); Matthew Troy Hafner, Honea Path, SC (US); John Ellington Greene, Greenville, SC (US); and Richard Martin DiCintio, Simpsonville, SC (US)
Assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/453,694.
Int. Cl. F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 9/042 (2013.01) [F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stator vane assembly comprising:
a platform defining an opening;
an airfoil segment having an airfoil and a boss, the airfoil including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side wall, and a pressure side wall, the airfoil extending radially between a base and a tip, the boss extending from at least one of the base or the tip of the airfoil, the boss disposed in the opening of the platform; and
a mechanical retention device coupling the platform to the boss of the airfoil segment, wherein the mechanical retention device includes one or more retention pins extending through the platform and the boss of the airfoil segment, and wherein the one or more retention pins includes a leading edge pin and a trailing edge pin.