System for Securing Component for an Electrically-Driven Process
AssigneeChromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation
InventorsJames Whitton, Zachary Hopkins, Zachary Oras
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Abstract
A system for securing a component for an electrically-driven process is disclosed. The system includes a mai015134n body having an opening, a retention slot configured for retaining the component, and a channel. The system includes a fastener extending through the opening in the main body, and an insert inserted into the channel. The system has a shank movably coupled to the fastener and configured to contact the insert. The insert is configured to maintain electrical contact between the shank and the component when the component is retained within the retention slot.
Claims20
A system for securing a component for an electrically-driven process, comprising:
- a main body having an opening, a retention slot configured for retaining the component, and a channel;
- a fastener extending through the opening in the main body;
- an insert inserted into the channel;
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- a shank movably coupled to the fastener and configured to contact the insert;
- wherein, the insert is configured to maintain electrical contact between the shank and the component when the component is retained within the retention slot.
A system for securing a gas turbine component for an electrically-driven process, comprising:
- a main body having an opening, a retention slot configured to receive a dovetail of the gas turbine component, and a channel;
- a fastener extending through the opening in the main body;
- an insert inserted into the channel, the insert having a flat spring and a stop having an aperture, the insert being in contact with the gas turbine component;
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- a shank movably coupled to the fastener, the shank extending through the aperture and contacting the flat spring.
A system for masking a component for an electrically-driven process, comprising:
- a main body having a retention slot configured for retaining the component;
- a fastener extending through the main body;
- an insert insertable into the main body;
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- a shank movably coupled to the fastener and configured to contact the insert while the component is retained within the retention slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.