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US 10,059,431 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for attaching components having dissimilar rates of thermal expansion
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsWendell V. Twelves, Kathleen E. Sinnamon
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Abstract
An example mounting assembly includes a fastener receivable within an aperture of a component. A felt metal gasket separates the fastener from the component.
Claims12
A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a fastener receivable within an aperture of a component;
- at least one non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the component;
- and
- a foil layer configured to be positioned between the at least one non-woven metal felt gasket and the component.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a fastener receivable within an aperture of a component;
- at least one non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the component;
- and
- wherein the non-woven metal felt gasket lines the entire aperture.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a fastener receivable within an aperture of a component;
- at least one non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the component;
- and
- a split sleeve received over at least a portion of the fastener and configured to exert a force radially outward away from the fastener to compress the non-woven metal felt gasket against the component.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a first component having a first coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a second component having a second coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a linking member having a first portion secured to the first component and a second portion secured to the second component;
- a fastener that secures the linking member to the first component, the fastener received within an aperture of the first component;
- a non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the first component;
- and
- a compliant foil layer configured to be positioned between the non-woven metal felt gasket and the first component.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a first component having a first coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a second component having a second coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a linking member having a first portion secured to the first component and a second portion secured to the second component;
- a fastener that secures the linking member to the first component, the fastener received within an aperture of the first component;
- a non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the first component;
- and
- a split sleeve received over at least a portion of the fastener and configured to exert a force radially outward away from the fastener to compress the non-woven metal felt gasket against the ceramic matrix composite component.
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A mounting assembly, comprising:
- a first component having a first coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a second component having a second coefficient of thermal expansion;
- a linking member having a first portion secured to the first component and a second portion secured to the second component;
- a fastener that secures the linking member to the first component, the fastener received within an aperture of the first component;
- a non-woven metal felt gasket separating the fastener from the first component;
- and
- wherein the first component is a ceramic matrix composite component;
- and
- a split sleeve received over at least a portion of the fastener and configured to exert a force radially outward away from the fastener to compress the non-woven metal felt gasket against the ceramic matrix composite component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.