Patent ID: 6904757

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a forward end of a liner in a combustor of a gas turbine engine including a dome and a cowl, wherein a longitudinal centerline axis extends through said gas turbine engine, said mounting assembly comprising: (a) a pin member extending through each one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings formed in said forward end of said liner, an aft portion of said cowl, and a portion of said dome, each said pin member including a head portion at one end thereof; (b) a nut adjustably connected to an end of each said pin member opposite said head portion; and, (c) a bushing located on each said pin member at a position intermediate said head portion and said nut, wherein said openings in said liner forward end are sized to fit around said bushings; wherein said cowl aft portion and said dome portion are fixedly connected together between said bushing and said nut so that said bushings are able to slide radially through said openings in said liner forward end as said cowl and said dome experience thermal growth greater than said liner.