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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
George A Blasiole, Greensburg, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Rotary combustor and spring assembly therefor. The combustor includes a tire surrounding a kiln and a spring assembly interposed between the tire and kiln for interconnecting the tire and kiln. The spring assembly includes a clevis member attached to the tire and a spring member having an end portion thereof pivotally connected to the clevis member and an intermediate portion thereof attached to the kiln. The other end portion of the spring member is pivotally connected to an adjacent clevis member. The spring member allows for relative motion of the tire and the kiln as the first and second end portions of the spring member pivot about their respective clevis members.