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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Atwood Rainous, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles Louis Williams, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael Peter Murphy, Loveland, OH (US);
Janice Ilene Pirtle, Milford, OH (US);
James Harold Joy, Batavia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 ;
Abstract
A method enables a gas turbine engine nozzle to be secured within an engine casing that includes an exterior surface. The method comprises the steps of forming a first opening to extend through the engine casing, inserting a nozzle lock through the first opening from the casing exterior surface, coupling the nozzle lock to a portion of the nozzle, and securing the nozzle lock to the engine casing.