Patent ID: 6490868
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: F01D,F23M,F23N,G01J,Y10T

Abstract:
A mounting device for adjustably retaining an optical sensor on a combustor basket of a gas turbine engine, the mounting device comprising:a base structured to be mounted on the combustor basket, the base being formed with a socket; an alignment member formed with a ball, the ball being adjustably received in the socket, the alignment member being structured to carry the optical sensor, and a clamp mounted on the base, the clamp being structured to apply a non-rotational clamping force to the alignment member to clamp the alignment member in a given orientation with respect to the base; in which the base includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the socket being formed in the upper surface, the lower surface being non-parallel with the upper surface.