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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jason Allen Seale, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gregory Allan Crum, Mauldin, SC (US);
Netaji Haribhau Mane, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/26 (2006.01); F01D 25/28 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/243 (2013.01); F01D 25/26 (2013.01); F01D 25/285 (2013.01); F05D 2260/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lifting fixture assembly adapted for shipping and/or lifting includes a lower turbine casing having two horizontal joint flanges adapted to engage mating flanges on an upper-turbine casing. The horizontal joint flanges are provided with plural bolt holes used for securing the upper turbine casing to the lower turbine casing. A plurality of cross-beams extend transversely across the lower turbine casing, removably secured to said horizontal joint flanges, using selected ones of the existing bolt holes.