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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Bruce Edward Varney, Greenwood, IN (US);
Vickie Rae Smiley, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Todd S. Taylor, Whiteland, IN (US);
Jack Dwane Petty, Sr., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Bruce Edward Varney, Greenwood, IN (US);
Vickie Rae Smiley, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Todd S. Taylor, Whiteland, IN (US);
Jack Dwane Petty, Sr., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention is a combination that includes a gas turbine engine extending along an axis. The gas turbine engine includes an annular combustor with a combustor liner. The combination of the invention also includes a plurality of projections extending from the combustor liner and spaced from one another circumferentially about the axis. The combination of the invention also includes a free-standing ring disposed about the combustor liner and positioned adjacent to the plurality of projections along the axis. The plurality of projections engage a corresponding circumferentially-facing portion of the free-standing ring and circumferentially support the combustor liner while allowing relative radial displacement between the combustor liner and the free-standing ring. The combination of the invention also includes a rolling assembly operably disposed between the free-standing ring and the plurality of projections to reduce binding during the relative radial displacement.