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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Pavan Chakravarthy Nandigama, Bangalore, IN;
Peter Watson, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Manikandan Suriyanarayanan, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 1/00 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F16M 11/00 (2006.01); B22D 25/02 (2006.01); F16M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 63/044 (2013.01); B22D 25/02 (2013.01); F16M 5/00 (2013.01); F16M 11/00 (2013.01); F02B 2063/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a cast mounting tower having an upper portion configured to support an engine, a generator, or any combination thereof and a plurality of ribs coupled to and supporting the upper portion of the mounting tower. The plurality of ribs extend from the upper portion in a direction crosswise to the upper portion, the upper portion and the plurality of ribs are integrally coupled as a one-piece structure of the cast mounting tower, and the cast mounting tower is configured to couple to a frame.