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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Iii, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Leon Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Gerald Kent Blow, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
Herbert Chidsey Roberts, III, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin Leon Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Gerald Kent Blow, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method facilitates the assembly of a turbine engine. The method includes providing a shroud support block having a forward end and an aft end, coupling a forward end of a shroud to the shroud support block using a forward fastener, and coupling an aft end of the shroud to the shroud support block using an aft fastener. The method also includes installing a locking pin through the aft fastener to retain the aft fastener, and staking the locking pin in the shroud support block, such that the locking pin is securely coupled to the shroud support block.