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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
John Geddes Erbes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Martin Rudy Torres, San Jose, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A clamp apparatus for a jet pump slip joint in a boiling water nuclear reactor pressure vessel includes a C-yoke having an arcuate main portion, an engagement portion extending from a first end of the main portion, and a locking preload portion extending from a second end of the main portion. The engagement portion includes an engagement slot configured to receive a diffuser guide ear. The locking portion includes a threaded clamp bolt opening extending therethrough, and a clamp bolt threadedly engaging and extending through the clamp bolt opening. The clamp bolt includes a locking collar and a plurality of ratchet teeth spaced around the periphery of the locking collar. A locking spring engages the ratchet teeth of the clamp bolt to lock the clamp bolt in place and prevent the bolt from loosening.