Assembly fixture for a stator vane assembly

摘要

A disclosed fixture for assembling a stator vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an outer locating ring including a plurality of outer locating pins defining a position for each of a plurality of vanes relative to an outer fairing and an inner locating ring including a plurality of inner locating rings defining a position of each of the plurality of vanes relative to an inner fairing. A clamp section includes a clamp portion and a clamp pin that define an angular orientation of each of the plurality of vanes relative to each of the inner and outer fairings, and an inner locating section supporting a plurality of radial locating pins defining a radial position of each of the plurality of vanes relative to the inner and outer fairings.

主权项

1. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine front architecture comprising the steps of:
securing inner and outer fairings within a fixture relative to one another; securing multiple vanes between the inner and outer fairing within the fixture, wherein securing the multiple vanes includes positioning each of the multiple vanes within an opening of the inner fairing and an opening of the outer fairings such that no part of the multiple vanes are in direct engagement with the inner fairing and the outer fairing; applying a curable material at an interface between each of the multiple vanes and the inner and outer fairings; curing the curable material while maintaining a relative position between the multiple vanes and the inner and outer fairings, wherein the curable material remains flexible once cured; and releasing the multiple vanes and the inner and outer fairings from the fixture.