Patent ID: 11884410
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus to mount a casing of a gas turbine engine to a pylon, the apparatus comprising:
a first pin; and
a linkage including:
a first linkage portion including the first pin, the first linkage portion having a first stiffness; and
a second linkage portion, the second linkage portion forming a first load path between the gas turbine engine and the pylon, the second linkage portion arranged with respect to the first linkage portion such that a gap prevents the first linkage portion from forming a second load path between the gas turbine engine and the pylon, the second linkage portion having a second stiffness, the second stiffness less than the first stiffness.