Patent ID: 7356994
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: F23C,F23D,F23R

Abstract:
1. A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine having an engine case that includes a reception bore for accommodating the fuel injector, the fuel injector comprising: a fuel inlet fitting having an annular mounting flange defining opposed upper and lower end surfaces and a generally cylindrical body portion which depends axially from the lower end surface of the mounting flange, the fuel inlet fitting having a pair of alignment structures depending from the lower end surface of the mounting flange and extending radially outwardly from the body portion of the fuel inlet fitting, wherein one of the alignment structures has a camming facet that is adapted and configured to interact with an edge of the reception bore of the engine case, so as to facilitate pivotal movement of the fuel injector into an installed position within the reception bore of the engine case.