Patent 9732701 was granted and assigned to Rohr, Inc. on August, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A center body attachment system may comprise an engine flange, a center body mounting assembly, and a center body. The center body mounting assembly may retain the center body and the engine flange in slidable engagement, whereby the engine flange and the center body may expand and contract at different rates. The center body may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a floating counter bore, a spring supporting the floating counter bore, and a slider radially inward of the floating counter bore and retained within the housing by a nut.