Borescope assembly and method of installing borescope plugs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9416679-B2
Application number	US-201313961257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2013
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A borescope assembly includes a first borescope plug comprising a first perimeter geometry portion. Also included is a second borescope plug comprising a second perimeter geometry portion distinct from the first perimeter geometry portion. Further included is a first borescope hole comprising a first hole geometry portion corresponding to the first perimeter geometry portion of the first borescope plug. Yet further included is a second borescope hole comprising a second hole geometry portion corresponding to the second perimeter geometry portion of the second borescope plug.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A borescope assembly comprising:
a first borescope plug comprising a first perimeter geometry portion;
a second borescope plug comprising a second perimeter geometry portion distinct from the first perimeter geometry portion;
a first borescope hole comprising a first hole geometry portion corresponding to the first perimeter geometry portion of the first borescope plug; and
a second borescope hole comprising a second hole geometry portion corresponding to the second perimeter geometry portion of the second borescope plug, wherein the first perimeter geometry portion and the first hole geometry portion comprise a polygon.

2. The borescope assembly of claim 1 , wherein the polygon is defined by at least three sides.

3. The borescope assembly of claim 1 , wherein the borescope assembly is disposed in a gas turbine assembly.

4. The borescope assembly of claim 1 , wherein distinct geometries of the first borescope plug and the second borescope plug prohibit insertion of the first borescope plug into the second borescope hole.

5. The borescope assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a first collar located along the first borescope plug and a second collar located along the second borescope plug, the first collar defining the first perimeter geometry portion and the second collar defining the second perimeter geometry portion.

6. The borescope assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first collar is integrally formed with the first borescope plug.

7. The borescope assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first collar is operatively coupled to the first borescope plug.

8. The borescope assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a first insert disposed within the first borescope hole and having a cutout portion defining the first hole geometry portion.

9. The borescope assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first insert is integrally formed within the first borescope hole.

10. The borescope assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first insert is operatively coupled to a hole wall of the first borescope hole.

11. A borescope assembly for a turbine assembly comprising:
a plurality of borescope plugs each including a main plug portion and a collar disposed along the main plug portion, wherein the collar of each of the plurality of borescope plugs comprises a perimeter geometry distinct from the perimeter geometry of the remaining collars; and
a plurality of borescope holes each comprising a hole geometry corresponding to the perimeter geometry of the collar of one of the plurality of borescope plugs, wherein the perimeter geometry comprises a polygon.

12. The borescope assembly of claim 11 , wherein the polygon is defined by at least three sides.

13. The borescope assembly of claim 11 ,
wherein distinct geometries of the first borescope plug and the second borescope plug prohibit insertion of the first borescope plug into the second borescope hole.

14. The borescope assembly of claim 11 , wherein the collar is integrally formed with the main plug portion.

15. The borescope assembly of claim 11 , wherein the collar is operatively coupled to the main plug portion.

16. The borescope assembly of claim 11 , further comprising an insert disposed within each of the plurality of borescope holes.

17. The borescope assembly of claim 16 , wherein the insert comprises a cutout portion defining the hole geometry of each of the plurality of borescope holes.

18. The borescope assembly of claim 16 , wherein the insert is integrally formed within each of the plurality of borescope holes.

19. The borescope assembly of claim 16 , wherein the insert is operatively coupled to a hole wall of each of the plurality of borescope holes.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Black Kenneth Damon

Classifications

• F05D2250/23

  prismatic · CPC title

• F05D2250/11

  triangular · CPC title

• G02B23/2476

  Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports · CPC title

• F05D2250/12

  rectangular · CPC title

• F05D2250/132

  hexagonal · CPC title