Patent ID: 8186947
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: F01D,F05D,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locating mechanism for locating a turbine bearing in a bore of a housing, the locating mechanism comprising: a conical pin having a pin axis wherein the conical pin comprises a conical wall portion and a pin portion to locate the turbine bearing; a ball; and a socket disposed in the housing and extending between an opening of the housing and the bore of the housing, the socket having a socket axis wherein the socket comprises a cylindrical surface and a conical surface, wherein disposition of the conical pin in the socket seats the conical pin along the socket axis and against the conical surface, wherein disposition of the ball in the socket seats the ball along the socket axis and against the cylindrical surface, and wherein alignment of the ball with respect to the conical pin allows for transmission of force from the ball to the conical pin along the pin axis.