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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ira J Campbell, East Bradford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
254264 ; 294 / ;
Abstract
A system for lifting a turbine disc having a mounting flange or balance ring, the system comprising a fixture having a base which attaches to the flange or balance ring, in elongated portion which extends beyond the periphery of the disc and a cantilevered portion extending from the distal end of the elongated portion and over the tips of the blades, eyelets disposed on the cantilevered portion and on the lower portion of the disc. The eyelets on the cantilever portion are disposed over the center of gravity of the assembly and a pair of hoists attached to the eyelets to lift the disc and move it to any orientation without damaging the blades.