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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Robertson, Jr., Glastonbury, CT (US);
Mark W. Costa, Storrs, CT (US);
Steven Clarkson, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 25/26 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); G01D 11/30 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/90 (2013.01); F05D 2300/121 (2013.01); F05D 2300/603 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for installing a mounting hole through a wall of a fan case of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The method may comprise: 1) installing a pilot hole through the wall of the fan case at an angle perpendicular to an outer surface of the wall, 2) inserting a boss through the pilot hole, 3) bonding the boss to the wall of the fan case, and 4) installing the mounting hole through the boss at an off-axis angle with respect to the angle perpendicular to the outer surface of the wall.