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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Jeremiah D. Quill, Auburn, NY (US);
Chadwick E. Tuttle, Victor, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jeremiah D. Quill, Auburn, NY (US);
Chadwick E. Tuttle, Victor, NY (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An impeller clearance adjustment system for providing for a desired clearance between an impeller and a housing by adjusting a spacing () between a thrust housing () and a frame () using a plurality of evenly-spaced shoulder screws () locked into a screwed-in position by respective lock nuts (). A shoulder portion () of each shoulder screw () keeps the thrust housing () from coming closer to the frame () than the adjusted spacing ().