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Patent No.:

US 12338745 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2024

Tool for alignment of seal segments

Applicant:

Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co. KG, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Dennis Eek, Åby, SE;

Daniel Silfver, Norrköping, SE;

Erik Björklund, Norrköping, SE;

Thomas Widgren, Grytgöl, SE;

Mikael Frejd, Norrköping, SE;

Johan Nilsson, Skärblacka, SE;

Assignee:

SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

David E Sosnowski

Assistant Examiner:

Arthur Paul Golik

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); B23P 19/10 (2006.01); B23P 19/12 (2006.01); B25B 1/08 (2006.01); B25B 1/10 (2006.01); B25B 1/14 (2006.01); B25B 3/00 (2006.01); B25B 5/02 (2006.01); B25B 5/06 (2006.01); B25B 5/10 (2006.01); F16J 15/18 (2006.01); F16J 15/3268 (2016.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F16J 15/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/243 (2013.01); B23P 19/10 (2013.01); B23P 19/12 (2013.01); B25B 1/08 (2013.01); B25B 1/10 (2013.01); B25B 1/14 (2013.01); B25B 3/00 (2013.01); B25B 5/02 (2013.01); B25B 5/067 (2013.01); B25B 5/10 (2013.01); B25B 5/101 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F01D 25/285 (2013.01); F05D 2230/64 (2013.01); F05D 2230/644 (2013.01); F05D 2260/31 (2013.01); F05D 2260/83 (2013.01); F16J 15/184 (2013.01); F16J 15/187 (2013.01); F16J 15/3268 (2013.01); F16J 15/44 (2013.01); F16J 15/443 (2013.01); F16J 15/447 (2013.01); F16J 15/4472 (2013.01);
Abstract

An alignment tool includes a mounting flange, a support leg fixedly coupled to the mounting flange and cooperating with the mounting flange to define a partial annular ring that extends in an arc between 190 degrees and 350 degrees, and a second quantity of jack bolt pairs movably coupled to the support leg, each jack bolt pair arranged to engage one of the first quantity of seal segments. A third quantity of mounting fasteners is positioned to fixedly attach the mounting flange to the inner casing.

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