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US 2014/0109592 A1Published application
Leaf spring hanger for exhaust duct liner
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorPaul R. Senofonte
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Abstract
A hanger assembly for use between a first duct and a second duct has a flexible leaf spring having a body and a leg, a locking member for attaching the leg to the first duct, and a mounting member for attaching the body to the second duct.
Claims19
A hanger assembly for use between a first duct and a second duct comprises:
- a flexible leaf spring having a body and a leg,
- a locking member for attaching said leg to said first duct,
- a mounting member for attaching said body to said second duct.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan section including a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis;
- a compressor section in communication with the fan section;
- a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section;
- a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor and driving the fan section and the compressor section;
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- an exhaust liner aft of the turbine section, the exhaust liner including a liner defining an inner surface exposed to exhaust gases, a duct spaced radially outward of the liner;
- and a hanger assembly supporting the liner relative to the duct, the hanger assembly including a flexible leaf spring having a body and a leg, a locking member attaching said leg to said duct;
- and a mounting member attaching said body to said liner.
5 more elements
A method of supporting a liner of a gas turbine engine comprising:
- providing a flexible leaf spring having a body and a leg, a locking member for attaching said leg to said first duct and a mounting member for attaching said body to said second duct,
- providing an opening in said first duct, and
- inserting said leaf spring through said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.