Patent ID: 9422821
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B64D,F01D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A device for providing a grounding path between an outer surface of a gas turbine aircraft engine and an inner surface of the gas turbine aircraft engine, the device comprising: a structural guide vane (SGV) with a nonconductive coating on the surface thereof for attachment to the outer surface and the inner surface; at least one bolt hole on each end of the SGV that attaches to the outer surface and the inner surface, each of the at least one bolt hole having a bolt receiving cavity without the nonconductive coating; a conductive washer for insertion in the bolt receiving cavity; a bolt for insertion into each of the at least one bolt hole in contact with the conductive washer; a conductive nut for attachment to each bolt, such that attachment of the SGV to the outer surface or the inner surface provides a ground path from the SGV through each bolt, washer and nut for electrical engagement with a surface to which each bolt attaches the SGV.