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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
John Hand, West Alexandria, OH (US);
Bernard A. Luschek, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lonnie R. Stewart, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Gilloon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Walter A. Hundley, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jerry W. Myers, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dennis A. Mcqueen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Peoples, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Hand, West Alexandria, OH (US);
Bernard A. Luschek, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lonnie R. Stewart, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Gilloon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Walter A. Hundley, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jerry W. Myers, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dennis A. McQueen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Peoples, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Unison Industries, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling a heat exchanger in a gas turbine engine assembly is provided. The method includes providing a structural body including a wall having an elongated slot, providing a heat exchanger operably associated with a bracket, and providing a slip joint for coupling the bracket to the structural body. The slip joint includes a standoff, an elongated member, and a biasing member disposed about the elongated member. The standoff is inserted through the wall so that the biasing member imparts a predetermined biasing force between the bracket and the structural body. The slip joint allows relative sliding movement between the bracket and the structural body when a sliding force due to thermal expansion or contraction is greater than the biasing force.