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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
David Robert Schumacher, Scotia, NY (US);
Yu Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Vincenzo Sofia, Loudonville, NY (US);
Alan Michael Iversen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Breznak, Waterford, NY (US);
David Robert Schumacher, Scotia, NY (US);
Yu Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Vincenzo Sofia, Loudonville, NY (US);
Alan Michael Iversen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Breznak, Waterford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for handling a stator bar at a stator bar facility having a stator bar workstation, an in-ground pit proximate to and at an elevation below the workstation and a stator bar transport proximate to the in-ground pit including: loading the stator bar onto the stator bar transport; turning the stator bar at least 45 degrees in a vertical plane; positioning at least a third of a length of the stator bar down into the in-ground pit, aligning a first end of the bar with the workstation, and turning the bar to reverse positions of the ends of the bar, such that a second end of the bar is aligned with the workstation.