Patent ID: 11913344
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  B  G | IPC F  G

Claim 15:
16. A multi-tube assembly for servicing a gas turbine engine, the multi-tube assembly comprising:
a tool comprising a body and a distal end;
a preformed flexible guide tube, wherein the preformed flexible guide tube forms an internal passage configured to receive the tool and includes a tip shaped at an angle relative to an axial centerline of the tip, the angle being defined between an imaginary line perpendicular to the axial centerline and the tip, and the angle being greater than zero; and
a rigid guide tube, wherein the rigid guide tube forms a central cavity extending through the rigid guide tube, wherein the central cavity is configured to receive the preformed flexible guide tube and to allow the preformed flexible guide tube to pass through the rigid guide tube, wherein an outer surface of the preformed flexible guide tube is disposed to slide relative to an inner surface of the rigid guide tube.