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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Bernhard Voss, Lingen, DE;
Ingo Paura, Salzbergen, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 35/00 (2006.01); F16B 37/00 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/02 (2013.01); F16B 35/00 (2013.01); F16B 37/00 (2013.01); F16B 43/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bolt connection is provided for connecting two flanges. The bolt connection includes a threaded bar extending through a hole of a first flange and a hole of a second flange, the first flange abutting the second flange; an anti-fatigue sleeve; and a nut. The anti-fatigue sleeve is disposed on the threaded bar on the side of the first flange between the nut and the first flange, the nut is configured to be screwed onto the threaded bar and is configured to press the anti-fatigue sleeve against the first flange to fasten the first flange and the second flange together.