Patent ID: 11879349
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. A shroud and hanger assembly, comprising:
a hanger having a first hanger portion and a second hanger portion;
a shroud having a forward wall, an aft wall, and a base extending between and connecting the forward wall and the aft wall, the forward wall having a locating pin aperture at a first circumferential end of the shroud and a guide pin aperture at a second circumferential end of the shroud, the aft wall having a locating pin aperture at the first circumferential end of the shroud and a guide pin aperture at the second circumferential end of the shroud, the first circumferential end being circumferentially offset from the second circumferential end;
a first axially oriented pin press fit through the first hanger portion and the second hanger portion and extending through the locating pin aperture of the forward wall and the locating pin aperture of the aft wall of the shroud; and
a second axially oriented pin circumferentially offset from the first axially oriented pin, the second axially oriented pin press fit through the first hanger portion and the second hanger portion and extending through the guide pin aperture of the forward wall and the guide pin aperture of the aft wall of the shroud; and
wherein a shape of the locating pin aperture is different than a shape of guide pin aperture, and wherein the difference in shape between the locating pin aperture and the guide pin aperture permits circumferential growth of the shroud.