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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter W. Mueller, Morrow, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/20 ; F02C 7/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/20 ; F02C 7/22 ;
Abstract
A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a fuel tube enclosed by a housing. The fuel tube and housing are connected by a movable joint including a tubular seat formed on the housing and a boss formed on the fuel tube so as to be disposed within the tubular seat. The boss includes a contact surface that is in sliding engagement with the tubular seat and is rotatable about an axis that is perpendicular to the seat's longitudinal axis. The fuel nozzle further includes a fixed joint that connects the housing to the same section of the fuel tube as the movable joint.