Patent ID: 6920762

Claim:
An assembly for mounting an igniter in a gas turbine engine combustor between an outer casing and an outer liner, wherein a longitudinal centerline axis extends through said gas turbine engine, said igniter mounting assembly comprising: (a) a first spring member encircling a portion of said igniter and being positioned between a surface adjacent said outer casing and an outer surface of said outer liner; (b) a first ring member connected to a first end of said first spring member adjacent said outer surface of said outer liner; and, (c) a second ring member connected to a second end of said first spring member adjacent said surface adjacent said outer casing; wherein said igniter maintains substantial alignment with respect to an opening in said outer liner while moving radially and axially with respect to said outer liner as said outer casing experiences thermal growth greater than said outer liner, said igniter being the sole structure in said opening and said opening being longer in an axial direction than in a transverse direction.