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US 2014/0173881 A1Published application
Blind installation pin for a gas turbine engine mount
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorJoseph P. Foster
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Abstract
A blind installation pin assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a pin that defines a bore. A paddle mounted to an end of the pin to pivot about a paddle axis between an install position and a lock position. A T-bolt that passes through the bore, a crosspiece of the T-bolt selectively engageable with the paddle.
Claims18
A blind installation pin assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a pin that defines a bore;
- a paddle mounted to an end of said pin to pivot to pivotabout a paddle axis between an install position and a lock position;
- and
- a T-bolt that passes through said bore, a crosspiece of said T-bolt selectively engageable with said paddle.
1 more element
A blind installation pin assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a pin that defines a bore;
- a set of paddles mounted to an end of said pin to pivot about respective paddle axes between an install position and a lock position;
- a T-bolt that passes through said bore, a crosspiece of said T-bolt selectively engageable with said set paddles;
- a spring which biases said crosspiece toward said set of paddles;
- a washer mounted to said T-bolt adjacent a washer end of said pin opposite said set of paddles;
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- a nut threaded to a threaded segment of said T-bolt adjacent to said washer.
4 more elements
A method of mounting a gas turbine engine to an engine support structure, comprising:
- pressing and rotating a T-bolt into a pin in the engine support structure;
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- pivoting at least one paddle to a lock position substantially against the T-bolt so as to rotatably lock the T-bolt thereat, thereby locking the T-bolt within the pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.