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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Bradford Holmes, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
James Robert Hollis, Greenville, SC (US);
Wayne David Sullivan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); F01D 9/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F23R 3/60 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/042 (2013.01); B23P 11/00 (2013.01); F01D 9/023 (2013.01); F01D 25/285 (2013.01); F23R 3/60 (2013.01); F05D 2230/64 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00019 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49236 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53974 (2015.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include an apparatus for installing or removing a transition piece (TP) in a gas turbine. The apparatus can include: a control arm assembly sized to rest within an opening in the gas turbine; a guide system coupled to the control arm assembly, the guide system for transporting the TP within the opening in the gas turbine; and a counter balance coupled to the guide system, the counter balance for countering weight of the TP during the installing or the removing of the TP in the gas turbine.