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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2005
Thomas George Holland, Dayton, OH (US);
Steven Clayton Vise, Loveland, OH (US);
Marie Ann Mcmasters, Mason, OH (US);
Thomas George Holland, Dayton, OH (US);
Steven Clayton Vise, Loveland, OH (US);
Marie Ann McMasters, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An igniter tube assembly includes an axis of symmetry extending therethrough, an igniter tube that includes a first opening extending coaxially therethrough having a diameter sized to receive a portion of the igniter therethrough such that the igniter tube circumscribes the igniter and such that a gap is defined between the igniter tube and the igniter, a ferrule coupled to the igniter tube, and a plurality of cooling air openings extending through at least one of the igniter tube and the ferrule to facilitate channeling cooling air into the gap.