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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Richard Hobart Bunce, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
John Samuel Brushwood, Oviedo, FL (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A mounting device for mounting an optical sensor to a combustor basket of a combustion gas turbine engine includes a base, an alignment member, and a clamp. The base is mounted over an access hole formed in the combustor basket and is formed with a spherical socket. The alignment member carries the optical sensor and includes a ball that is adjustably received in the socket. During alignment of the alignment member, a laser or other directed light source is applied to the end of the optical sensor. The laser delivers a laser beam that shines out of the optical sensor and permits the alignment member and the optical sensor to be properly aligned. The clamp selectively applies a non-rotational clamping force to the ball of the alignment member to clamp the alignment member in a given orientation with respect to the base. The clamp advantageously includes a tab formed with a compression ledge having at least a first protrusion that selectively and compressively engages the ball to non-movably retain the alignment member in a desired orientation with respect to the base.
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