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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
William Newton, Brooks, KY (US);
Arthur Wilson Scrivener, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Devos, Goshen, KY (US);
Kristen Kamath, Palatine, IL (US);
Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Firozabad, IN;
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Preston Howard, Katy, TX (US);
William Newton, Brooks, KY (US);
Arthur Wilson Scrivener, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Devos, Goshen, KY (US);
Kristen Kamath, Palatine, IL (US);
Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Firozabad, IN;
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Preston Howard, Katy, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A flow controlling assembly configured to permit air flow between a first chamber and a second chamber. A frame member includes a damper contacting surface at least partially surrounding a frame opening configured to permit the air flow therethrough. A damper plate includes a frame contacting surface configured to contact the damper contacting surface when the damper plate is in a closed position. A hinge assembly is disposed between the frame member and the damper plate. The hinge assembly is configured to permit the damper plate to rotate on a rotational axis relative to the frame member and to permit the rotational axis to translate relative to the frame member.