Patent ID: 6895761
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: F05B,F23R

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for an aft end of a liner of a gas turbine engine combustor including a support member, wherein a longitudinal centerline axis extends through said gas turbine engine, said mounting assembly comprising: (a) a pin member extending through each one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in a portion of said support member for said combustor and into a plurality of partial openings formed in said aft end of said liner, each said pin member including a head portion at one end thereof; and, (b) a device positioned within each said opening in said support member so as to retain said pin members therein; wherein said pin members and said support member are able to slide radially with respect to said liner aft end as said support member experiences thermal growth greater than said liner.