Patent ID: 6442929
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: F02C,F05D

Abstract:
An igniter assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine, said combustor being of a type including a case and a liner within said case, said assembly comprising:an igniter including an elongate body having a first end, a second end, and a mounting feature intermediate said first and second ends, said mounting feature including a semi-hemispherical surface, and an electrode extending through said body; and, a base including an internal cavity having a first internal land, a second internal land opposite said first internal land, first seal means in sealing contact with said first internal land, and biasing means in contact with said second internal land and said mounting feature; wherein said mounting feature is located within said cavity, said semi-hemispherical surface is proximate said first seal means, and said biasing means urges said semi-hemispherical surface into scaling contact with said first seal means.