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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stuart Craig Hanson, Anderson, SC (US);
Wayne David Sullivan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/00 (2006.01); B25B 27/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/0028 (2013.01); B25B 27/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/005 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F01D 11/005 (2013.01); F01D 25/285 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for removing a component from a turbomachine is provided. The tool includes a body having a connection portion for engaging the component. The tool additionally includes a force section connected to the body and configured to transfer a force to the connection portion in a direction at an acute angle relative to longitudinal axis of a dovetail slot of a rotor wheel adjacent to the component.