Patent ID: 7563071

Claim:
An apparatus for use in a combustion turbine engine, the apparatus comprising: a refractory ceramic core comprising an exterior surface; a ceramic matrix composite skin bonded to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the core; the core and skin forming an integrated refractory component; a bore in the core comprising a length; a well formed into the refractory component through the exterior surface and intersecting the bore at an intermediate position along the length of the bore; a support bar comprising a first end in the well; a pin disposed in the bore and crossing the well at an intermediate position on the pin and connected to the bar; and a tophat contacting a back surface of the refractory component, wherein the support bar extends through an opening in the tophat and is attached to the tophat with a biasing device that urges the back surface of the refractory component against the tophat; whereby the refractory component is supported by the support bar via the pin.