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Patent No.:

US 8881584 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Charles V. Spanos, Greenville, SC (US);

John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Andrew Thomas Hynous, Greenville, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method for a more time efficient measurement of backlash in one or more variable guide vanes of a gas turbine system are provided. A mounting structure, with an indicator attached thereto, may be provided. Further, a guide structure may be provided to allow the mounting structure to be moved adjacent to two or more variable guide vanes without moving the guide structure.


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Spanos, Charles. (2014). Variable guide vane digital backlash measurement (U.S. Patent No. 8881584). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8881584

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