Retainer and method for disassembling an aircraft engine

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12247518
APP PUB NO 20240360790A1
SERIAL NO

18140708

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An assembly has: a gas turbine engine including: a compressor including a rotor including blades rotatable about a central axis and disposed in a gas path of the gas turbine engine, a stator including one or more vanes disposed in the gas path, and a compressor case disposed around the stator; a combustor downstream of the compressor along the gas path; and a combustor case surrounding the combustor and secured to the compressor case; and a retainer for interlocking the stator with the compressor case when disassembling the combustor case from the compressor case, the retainer including: a base secured to the compressor case; and a pin extending from the base and radially inwardly through the compressor case via an aperture defined in the compressor case, the pin engaging with the stator to prevent axial movement of the stator relative to the compressor case.

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  • PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lavoie, Louis Brampton, CA 5 0
Noiseux, Danny Longueuil, CA 6 0
Wolczyk, Sean Oakville, CA 1 0

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