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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Wendell V. Twelves, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kathleen E. Sinnamon, Manchester, CT (US);
Wendell V. Twelves, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Kathleen E. Sinnamon, Manchester, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
An example adjustable linking member of a mounting assembly includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion connects a linking member to a first component. The second attachment portion connects the linking member to a second component. A variable portion of the adjustable linking member varies a distance between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion in a first direction when heated. The variable portion varies the distance between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion in a second direction when cooled. The first direction is opposite the second direction.