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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Samuel J. Lacombe, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Patrick E. Bailey, Plainfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 25/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 25/26 (2013.01); F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2260/97 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine according to the present disclosure includes a first component, a second component coupled to the first component, and a pilot unit. The pilot unit provides means for maintaining a pilot-setting force between the first and second component to retain alignment of the first component with the second component.