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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William P. Keith, Lakewood, CA (US);
Michael L. Hand, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 37/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F02K 1/00 (2013.01); F05D 2250/18 (2013.01); F05D 2230/642 (2013.01); F05B 2240/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal coupling includes a first structure having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a second structure having a second coefficient of thermal expansion lower than the first coefficient of thermal expansion; a plurality of thermal expansion fingers provided in the first structure; a plurality of thermal expansion flanges extending from the plurality of thermal expansion fingers, respectively; and a flange extending from the second structure and attached to the plurality of thermal expansion flanges.