Adaptor assembly for removable components

{
  "publication_number": "US9157638B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Adaptor assembly for removable components",
  "abstract": "An assembly is provided with a housing, a guide sleeve, and a spring. The guide sleeve may be at least partially housed within the housing. The spring may be disposed to abut against the housing and the guide sleeve.",
  "claims": [
    "1. An apparatus comprising: a housing, a guide sleeve with a generally spherical end surface, and a spring; wherein said guide sleeve is at least partially housed within said housing, and at least partially extending through said housing; wherein said spring is disposed to abut against said housing and said guide sleeve; and, a ferrule seal mounted to said guide sleeve, said ferrule seal having a plurality of radially extending cooling apertures, said cooling apertures disposed above sealing surfaces which extend in a circumferential direction of said ferrule seal.",
    "2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said guide sleeve with a generally spherical surface abuts against a generally spherical surface on said ferrule seal.",
    "3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a removable component mounted to said housing and passing through said housing and said guide sleeve.",
    "4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said spring abuts against an internal surface of said housing and an internal surface of said guide sleeve.",
    "5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said spring biases said housing and said guide sleeve away from one another.",
    "6. An apparatus comprising: a housing, a guide sleeve with a generally spherical end surface, a spring, and a retainer; said housing having a wall extending beyond a shoulder of said guide sleeve; said retainer positioned on an inner surface of said wall of said housing; a ferrule seal mounted to said guide sleeve, said ferrule seal having a plurality of radially extending cooling apertures disposed above a sealing surface which extends in a circumferential direction of said ferrule seal; wherein said guide sleeve is at least partially housed within said housing, and at least partially extending through said retainer; and wherein said spring is at least partially housed within said guide sleeve, wherein said spring is disposed to bias said guide sleeve against said retainer and wherein said retainer provides a limit for movement of said guide sleeve relative to said housing.",
    "7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said ferrule seal is provided with one or more openings therethrough.",
    "8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a removable component mounted to said housing; wherein said ferrule seal at least partially houses an end of said removable component.",
    "9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said spring abuts against an internal surface of said housing.",
    "10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said housing is generally cylindrical.",
    "11. An apparatus comprising: a housing having a housing first end and an opposed housing second end, said housing having an opening therethrough extending through said housing first end and said housing second end, a retainer removably mounted within said housing second end; a guide sleeve with a generally spherical end surface having a guide sleeve first end and an opposed guide sleeve second end; said guide sleeve having an opening therethrough extending through said guide sleeve first end and said guide sleeve second end; and a spring; wherein said guide sleeve is at least partially housed within said housing, and wherein said guide sleeve first end extends through said housing second end; a ferrule seal having a plurality of radially extending cooling apertures mounted to said guide sleeve second end; and wherein said spring is at least partially housed within said guide sleeve and at least partially extends through said guide sleeve first end; a removable component extending through said housing and said guide sleeve, said removable component having an end which is substantially flush with a combustor liner; said housing, said guide sleeve and said spring each being at least partially disposed within a combustor casing.",
    "12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said ferrule seal abuts against a generally flat surface on said combustor liner.",
    "13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said spring abuts against an internal surface of said housing.",
    "14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein an external surface of said guide sleeve abuts against said retainer and said guide sleeve extends through said retainer.",
    "15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said housing and said guide sleeve are generally cylindrical."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The disclosed embodiments generally pertain to gas turbine engines, and particularly to adaptor assemblies for removing and installing removable components, as they are used in gas turbine engines.\n\nA first embodiment of the present invention provides an assembly that is provided with a housing, a guide sleeve, and a spring. The guide sleeve may be at least partially housed within the housing, and the spring may be disposed to abut against the housing and the guide sleeve.\n\nAnother embodiment of the present invention provides an assembly with a housing, a guide sleeve, a spring, and a retainer. The retainer may be housed within the housing, and the guide sleeve may be at least partially housed within the housing, and may further at least partially extend through the retainer. The spring may be disposed to abut against the housing and the guide sleeve.\n\nYet another embodiment of the present invention provides a housing, a guide sleeve, a spring, and a retainer. The retainer may be housed within the housing, and the guide sleeve may also be at least partially housed within the housing, and at least partially extend through the retainer. The spring may be at least partially housed within the guide sleeve, and may be disposed to bias the guide sleeve against the retainer.\n\nAnother aspect of the present invention provides a housing having a housing first end and an opposed housing second end, the housing having an opening therethrough extending through the housing first end and the housing second end. A guide sleeve may be provided with a guide sleeve first end and an opposed guide sleeve second end.",
  "cpc": [
    "F23R 3/60",
    "F02C 7/266",
    "F16B 2200/60",
    "Y10T 403/255",
    "Y10T 403/52",
    "Y10T 403/602"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "F02C 7/266",
    "F16D 1/00",
    "F23R 3/60"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "General Electric Co"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Robert Louis Ponziani",
    "Donald Corsmeier"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2012-01-31",
  "publication_date": "2015-10-13",
  "grant_date": "2015-10-13",
  "priority_date": "2012-01-31",
  "application_number": "US-201213362332-A",
  "family_id": "47216409",
  "cited_by_count": 16,
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