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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Joseph Farineau, Schoharie, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 23/00 (2006.01); F16D 1/033 (2006.01); B25B 11/02 (2006.01); F16L 9/18 (2006.01); F16D 1/076 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/02 (2013.01); F16D 1/076 (2013.01); F16L 9/18 (2013.01); F16L 23/003 (2013.01); F16D 1/033 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49879 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49902 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53917 (2015.01); Y10T 403/64 (2015.01);
Abstract
A spacer for holding an alignment of two concentric cylinders including at least two arcuate spacer segments, each of the at least two arcuate spacer segments having at least one spacer passage for receiving a part of a coupling bolt, each of the at least two arcuate spacer segments fitting between each of two respective end surfaces of two concentric cylinders, each end surface having a cylindrical seat; and a ring with an outer surface adjoining an inner surface of each of the at least two arcuate spacer segments.