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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Honza Stastny, Georgetown, CA;
Robert Sze, Mississauga, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
A sliding joint in a gas turbine engine between a large exit duct of a combustor and a turbine vane assembly having a leading edge lug. The sliding joint has an elongated flexible arm extending between a first end joined to the outer surface of the large entry duct, and an opposed free second end disposed radially inward of the outer surface of the large entry duct. A spacer is joined to the second end of the arm and projects radially away therefrom toward the outer surface of the large entry duct. The spacer is spaced apart from the outer surface and defines a gap therebetween. The spacer, the arm, and the sliding joint axially displace with respect to the lug upon thermal expansion of the large entry duct.