Patent ID: 9500100
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: F01D,F16C,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine, said assembly comprising: a spring finger housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is substantially perpendicular to said second portion; a damper housing including a radially inner platform comprising an aft face, a forward face, and a radially inner surface positioned therebetween, said damper housing coupled within said spring finger housing such that a first axial gap is defined between said forward face and said first portion; and a spanner nut coupled to a radially inner surface of the second portion, wherein said spanner nut includes a hook portion that defines a second axial gap between said aft face and said hook portion, and wherein said hook portion and said spring finger housing second portion define a radial gap therebetween.