Patent ID: 8418473
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A turbine engine assembly comprising: a first attachment structure secured directly to an engine liner; a second attachment structure secured directly to an engine casing, wherein the engine liner and the engine casing together establish a bypass flowpath of a turbine engine; a link having a rod portion extending longitudinally from a hemispherical end portion and terminating at a rod end portion, the hemispherical end portion received within a recess defined by the first attachment structure, the rod end portion secured relative to the second attachment structure; and a spring biasing the hemispherical end portion toward the recess defined by the first attachment structure, the hemispherical end portion extending away from the rod portion and terminating at a leading surface that does not extend past a perimeter of the hemispherical end portion, wherein the spring contacts the leading surface of the hemispherical end portion and the spring is housed within the first attachment structure.