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Granted Patent B2
US 11,215,081 · App. 16/462,355 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Shroud hanger assembly

Inventors: Jan Christopher Schilling (Liberty Township, OH); Andrew John Breslin (West Chester, OH); Bryce Loring Heitman (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: General Electric Company
F01D25/246F01D9/04F01D11/12Y02T50/60
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,215,081
App. No.
16/462,355
Filed
May 20, 2019
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3745
USPC
415/173.1
Abstract

A shroud hanger assembly is provided for hangers and shrouds defining dimensionally incompatible components such as those which are press or frictionally fit to engage one another. The shroud hanger assembly includes a multi-piece hanger and a shroud, which is pinned to the hanger assembly by at least one axially extending pin and which locates the shroud relative to the hanger to control motion in one or both of circumferential (tangential) and radial directions relative to the engine.

Claims (13)

1. A shroud and hanger assembly, comprising:

a shroud hanger formed of a first material having a relatively higher thermal coefficient of expansion, said shroud hanger having a forward hanger portion and a rearward hanger portion, said shroud hanger having a cavity between said forward and rearward hanger portions;

a shroud formed of a second material having a relatively lower coefficient of thermal expansion compared to said first material, said shroud being disposed within said cavity between said forward hanger portion and said rearward hanger portion;

at least one axially oriented pin extending between at least a portion of said shroud hanger and said shroud; and

a retainer, and

wherein said shroud has a top wall that defines an opening through which said retainer is positioned, said retainer retaining said shroud with respect to said shroud hanger by axially receiving a part of said top wall.

2. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 1 , said at least one axially oriented pin being two pins.

3. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 2 , said shroud having at least one hole for said two pins.

4. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 2 , wherein one of said two pins is a locating pin.

5. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 4 , the other of said two axially oriented pins being a guide pin.

6. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 5 , said guide pin guiding movement associated with growth of said shroud hanger assembly relative to said shroud.

7. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 1 , said forward hanger portion and rearward hanger portion having angled surfaces which provide improved sealing along said hanger forward and rearward portions.

8. The shroud and hanger assembly of claim 1 , said shroud being an open top construction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2019
From: SCHILLING, JAN CHRISTOPHER; BRESLIN, ANDREW JOHN; HEITMAN, BRYCE LORING
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 050757/0976 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62011237 · Jun 12, 2014
Related Publication 20190284958A1 · Sep 19, 2019
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