Spherical ball bearing housing
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsRobert F. Sheil, Thomas Bruce Avis, Peter Tu
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Abstract
A fuel supply manifold of a gas turbine engine, a method for assembling a fuel supply manifold for a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The fuel supply manifold for the gas turbine engine man include a plurality of fuel supply tubes, a fitting connecting at least two members of the plurality of fuel supply tubes, a bracket attached to the fitting, a bearing housing having a ball bearing, a bushing attached to a diffuser case of the gas turbine engine, wherein the bushing is surrounded by the ball bearing, and a removable fastener to connect the bearing housing to the bracket.
Claims20
A fuel supply manifold assembly for a gas turbine engine, the fuel supply manifold assembly comprising:
- a plurality of fuel supply tubes;
- a fitting connecting at least two members of the plurality of fuel supply tubes;
- a bracket attached to the fitting;
- a bearing housing including a ball bearing;
- a bushing configured to attach to a diffuser case of the gas turbine engine, wherein the bushing is surrounded by the ball bearing;
- and
- a removable fastener to connect the bearing housing to the bracket.
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a fan section;
- a compressor section downstream of the fan section;
- a combustor downstream of the compressor section, the combustor comprising:
- a diffuser case;
- and
- a fuel supply manifold assembly comprising:
- a plurality of fuel supply tubes;
- a fitting connecting at least two members of the plurality of fuel supply tubes;
- a bracket attached to the fitting;
- a bearing housing including a ball bearing;
- a bushing attached to the diffuser case, wherein the bushing is surrounded by the ball bearing;
- and
- a removable fastener to connect the bearing housing to the bracket;
- and
- a turbine section downstream of the combustor section.
A method for assembling a fuel supply manifold around a diffuser case of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:
- constructing a plurality of fuel supply tubes;
- connecting at least two members of the plurality of fuel supply tubes using a fitting;
- attaching a bracket to the fitting;
- connecting a bearing housing to the bracket using a removable fastener, the bearing housing including a ball bearing;
- and
- attaching a bushing to the diffuser case, wherein the bushing is surrounded by the ball bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.