Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inspection port plug devices
- Patent Title (中): 检查端口插头设备
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Application No.: US12027707Application Date: 2008-02-07
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Publication No.: US08047769B2Publication Date: 2011-11-01
- Inventor: Henry G. Ballard, Jr.
- Applicant: Henry G. Ballard, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Main IPC: F01D25/00
- IPC: F01D25/00

Abstract:
An inspection port plug device is provided for sealing three or more oppositely placed inspection ports in a multi-chambered gas turbine engine. An embodiment of the inspection port plug device includes a cap and at least two shafts coupled end-to-end. A first shaft includes a first end coupled to the cap and a second end having a first sealing plug, wherein the first sealing plug includes a recess. A second shaft includes a third end coupled to the first sealing plug within the recess and a fourth end having a second sealing plug. The first shaft and the second shaft also include a first biasing mechanism and a second biasing mechanism, respectively, for maintaining the seals at the first and second sealing plugs when the inspection port plug device is installed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090202340A1 Inspection Port Plug Devices Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
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