Patent ID: 9494109
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: F02K,F05D,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hanger for use in a gas turbine engine exhaust system, the hanger comprising: a bracket for connection to an exhaust duct liner of the gas turbine exhaust system; a rod having a first end for connection to an exhaust duct of the gas turbine engine and a second end; a disk pivotably connected to the rod at the second end and slidably engaged with the bracket such that a compressive force is transmitted from the bracket to the disk and tensile forces from the bracket are decoupled from the disk and the rod; and a post extending from the disk and engaging the bracket to prevent misalignment of the disk from the bracket, wherein the post has a length that is greater than an expected radial displacement of the bracket relative to the disk.