Auxiliary component mounting system for gas turbine engines
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorsAidan C. Van Maren, Octavio Martin
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Abstract
An assembly for mounting an auxiliary component to an engine case of a gas turbine includes a support bracket, the support bracket having a first end configured for attachment to a first flange of the engine case, a second end configured for attachment to a second flange of the engine case, and an intermediate portion located intermediate the first end and the second end; a bearing member disposed within the intermediate portion; and a mechanical fuse disposed within the bearing member.
Claims20
An assembly for mounting an auxiliary component to an engine case of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a support bracket, the support bracket having a first end configured for attachment to a first flange of the engine case, a second end configured for attachment to a second flange of the engine case, and an intermediate portion located intermediate the first end and the second end;
- a bearing member disposed within the intermediate portion;
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- a mechanical fuse disposed within the bearing member.
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- an engine case, the engine case including a first flange and a second flange;
- a support bracket, the support bracket having a first end configured for attachment to the first flange of the engine case, a second end configured for attachment to the second flange of the engine case, and an intermediate portion located intermediate the first end and the second end;
- a bearing member disposed within the intermediate portion;
- a mechanical fuse disposed within the bearing member;
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- a gearbox attached to the mechanical fuse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.