Patent ID: 8141370

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a liner of a gas turbine engine combustor, the combustor including a combustion casing, combustor liner positioned within the combustion casing, and a radially outer annular flow sleeve spaced radially outwardly, from the combustor liner, said mounting assembly comprising: an inner ring surrounding a radially outer surface of the combustor liner, said inner ring comprising a plurality of axially extending fingers; a radially outer ring coupled to said inner ring through a plurality of spacers that extend radially from a radially outer surface of said inner ring to said outer ring, said radially outer ring comprising a forward edge extending outwardly from said plurality of spacers, and a flange extending radially outwardly from said forward edge, said flange is coupled to the annular flow sleeve and to the combustion casing; and at least one clamping fastener coupling said plurality of axially extending fingers to the combustor liner, said at least one clamping fastener comprises a bolt head that has a surface contour that is shaped complementary to a contour of the combustor liner radially outer surface.