Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turnbuckle
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Application No.: US16589939Application Date: 2019-10-01
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Publication No.: US11384781B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Seth Michael Glaser , James Evans , Michael C. Rhodes
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F16B7/06
- IPC: F16B7/06 ; F01D25/24

Abstract:
A turnbuckle for adjustably locking a component of a gas turbine engine to an engine static structure is disclosed. In various embodiments, the turnbuckle includes an outer body having a first internal threading and an outer body witness hole, the outer body defining a first end configured for attachment to the component; an inner body having a first external threading, the inner body defining a second end configured for attachment to the engine static structure; and a coupling body having a second internal threading configured to threadedly engage the first external threading and a second external threading configured to engage the first internal threading, wherein the outer body witness hole extends through the outer body and is configured to detect a first short-threading of the second external threading within the first internal threading.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210095707A1 TURNBUCKLE Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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