公开(公告)号：US10711920B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US15715192

申请日：2017-09-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Kesavan Dhanasekaran ,  Marcus Byron Huffman

IPC: F23R3/60 ,  F16L3/123 ,  F23R3/28 ,  F02C7/22 ,  F16L3/12 ,  F23R3/34 ,  F02C7/32 ,  F16L3/02 ,  B60K15/01 ,  F02M55/02 ,  F16L3/127 ,  F01D9/02

Abstract: Clamping device including sheet metal, wedge-washers, and fastening members. Sheet metal includes first segments and second segment, where each of the first and second segments include conduit-facing end and outwardly-extending end. Conduit-facing ends are joined to each other and wrapped around conduit in opposite directions. Outwardly-extending ends extend in opposite direction to outwardly-extending end. Each outwardly-extending end is bent at bend angle towards a respective conduit-facing end. Wedge-washers are disposed on first and second segments. Each wedge-washer includes sidewall inclined in a direction opposite to bend angle and in contact with a respective outwardly-extending end. Fastening members are disposed on respective wedge-washer.