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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
David Christopher Zigan, West Chester, OH (US);
Brian C. Brougher, Hamilton, OH (US);
David Christopher Zigan, West Chester, OH (US);
Brian C. Brougher, Hamilton, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the axisymmetric structure includes a plurality of mounting bushings extending from a radially outer surface of the axisymmetric structure, inserting a first quantity of fixed pins at least partially into a respective mounting bushing to facilitate securing the axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, and inserting a second quantity of floating pins at least partially into a respective mounting bushing to facilitate each floating pin moving in both an axial and tangential direction with respect to a gas turbine engine centerline axis.