Inner diameter shroud assembly for variable inlet guide vane structure in a gas turbine engine

摘要

An inner shroud assembly includes an aft core segment mountable to a forward core segment to support a multiple of vanes for rotational movement relative thereto. A shroud backing plate segment engageable with the aft core segment and at least one fastener which passes through the shroud backing plate, the aft core segment and the forward core segment.

主权项

1. An inner shroud assembly comprising:
a forward core segment including an alignment aperture; an aft core segment mountable to said forward core segment to support a multiple of vanes for rotational movement, said aft core segment including an alignment aperture; a shroud backing plate segment engageable with said aft core segment; at least one fastener which passes through said shroud backing plate to retain said aft core segment to said forward core segment; at least one fastener receipt member mounted within said aft core segment and said forward core segment, wherein said at least one fastener receipt member limits compression upon said forward core segment and said aft core segment if said at least one fastener is tightened, and wherein said at least one fastener receipt member is provided through said alignment apertures of both said forward and aft core segments such that said at least one fastener receipt member spans the entirety of a length of said alignment apertures of both said forward and aft core segments; and a body, wherein said at least one fastener passes through said at least one fastener receipt member and engages said body when said at least one fastener is tightened.