Patent ID: 9169728
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: F01D,F05D,F16B

Abstract:
1. A bolted flange assembly comprising: a first flange bolted to a second flange, a first circular row of first bolt holes extending axially through the first flange, bolts disposed through the first bolt holes and through second holes extending axially at least partially through the second flange, each of the bolts including a bolt head, a thread, and a shank therebetween, crushable spacers disposed around the shanks of a first plurality of the bolts, the spacers contacting and axially extending between the bolt heads of the first plurality of bolts and the first flange, bushings disposed around a second plurality of the bolts, and the bushings contacting and axially extending between the bolt heads of the second plurality of bolts and the second flange.