Invention Application
- Patent Title: TOOL KIT AND METHOD FOR DECOUPLING CROSS-FIRE TUBE ASSEMBLIES IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES
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Application No.: US15278058Application Date: 2016-09-28
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Publication No.: US20180085869A1Publication Date: 2018-03-29
- Inventor: Todd James Gattermeyer , Stuart Craig Hanson , Brandon Taylor Overby
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Main IPC: B23P19/04
- IPC: B23P19/04 ; F23R3/00 ; F23R3/48

Abstract:
A tool kit for decoupling a telescoping tube from a first liner of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The tool kit includes a base plate coupled to a combustor casing. A post extends outward from the base plate into a combustion chamber defined by the liner. A plunger slidably mounts to the post and is slidable between an extended position and a retracted position. A lever arm pivotably couples to the post and the plunger. Pivoting the lever arm in a first direction slides the plunger to the extended position to decouple the telescoping tube from the liner. A retaining clip couples to the combustor casing and extends into an annular plenum at least partially defined between the liner and the combustor casing. The retaining clip defines a notch that receives the telescoping tube after the plunger assembly decouples the telescoping tube from the liner.
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