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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Max Dryden, Merseyside, GB;
Jayan Kaadaapuram George, Glenville, NY (US);
Jonathan Peter Mallory, West Midlands, GB;
Matthew Robert Martin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sean Cornelius O'Meara, Schenectady, NY (US);
Cornelis Antonius Fransiscus Segeren, Made, NL;
John Russell Yagielski, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for laterally moving an industrial machine is provided. The system includes a pair of rail elements configured to be positioned laterally below and support the industrial machine, the rail elements allowing the industrial machine to be moved laterally from a first operative position to a second, maintenance position; and a pair of linear actuators configured to laterally move the industrial machine as from the first, operative position to the second, maintenance position. The rail elements may include a first skid configured to couple laterally to an underside of the industrial machine at a first axial position; and a second skid configured to couple laterally to an underside of the industrial machine at a second axial position. First and second segmented support rails are positioned in sliding, aligned contact with the first and second skid, respectively, and are configured to be supported on a respective machine foundation.