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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Shuvajyoti Ghosh, Bangalore, IN;
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bangalore, IN;
Praveen Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Ishita Sehgal, Bangalore, IN;
Prashant Bhujabal, Bangalore, IN;
Shivam Mittal, Bangalore, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A support system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The support system includes a load-bearing unit that includes a first flange, a support element supporting the load-bearing unit and having a second flange, a fastener connecting the first flange and the second flange, a first super-elastic shape memory alloy component in contact with the first flange, and a second super-elastic shape memory alloy component in contact with the second flange. The first and the second super-elastic shape memory alloy components are configured to deform when a load exerted by the fastener exceeds a threshold load value of the fastener.