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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Anthony R. Bifulco, Ellington, CT (US);
Joseph M. Wilson, Jupiter, FL (US);
Jason B. Hickman, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an assembly for a gas turbine engine, the assembly includes: a spinner or nosecone comprising a threaded rear portion, an engine structure comprising a threaded front portion, the nosecone being threadingly connected to the engine structure, wherein rotation of the spinner or nosecone about the engine structure in a first direction secures the spinner or nosecone to the engine structure and rotation of the spinner or nosecone about the engine structure in a second direction releases the spinner or nosecone from the engine structure; and a lock ring slidingly connected to the engine structure to slide between: a forward position to engage the spinner or nosecone and block rotation of the spinner or nosecone in the second direction, and a rearward position, where the lock ring is spaced from the spinner or nosecone.