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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2009
Steven Don Arnold, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Steven Don Arnold, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An exemplary locating mechanism includes a bearing outer race () that has a central axis (z-axis) and that has a turbine end, a compressor end and a slot (), of an axial length, disposed between the turbine end and the compressor end; and a deformable clip () shaped as a semi-cylindrical wall having an axial length less than the axial length of the slot, where in a tension state, the clip () has an inner circumference to position the clip () with respect to the slot () and where in a compression state, the clip () has an inner circumference that locates the clip () in the slot (). Various other exemplary technologies are also disclosed.