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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Robert Hollis, Greenville, SC (US);
Sean Cornelius O'Meara, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wayne David Sullivan, Wilmington, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a service apparatus for a turbomachine. The service apparatus can include: a frame for coupling to an opening in the turbomachine; a bridge member operably coupled to the frame and spanning a width of the frame, the bridge member being substantially movable along a length of the frame; and a crane member operably coupled to the bridge member, the crane member being substantially movable along the width of the frame, wherein the crane member includes at least one attachment device for attaching to an object within the turbomachine.