System and method for supporting a boiler load
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorDennis Irvin Bowin
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Abstract
A support system for a boiler includes a plurality of support assemblies arranged intermediate a ground surface and the boiler. Each of the support assemblies include a first support leg having a lower end operatively connected to the ground surface and an upper end operatively connected to the boiler, a second support leg having a lower end operatively connected to the ground surface and an upper end operatively connected to the boiler, and at least one spring operatively connected to the first support leg and the second support leg and extending generally horizontally between the first support leg and the second support leg.
Claims17
A support system for a boiler, comprising:
- a plurality of support assemblies beneath the boiler arranged between a surface and the boiler, each of the plurality of support assemblies including:
- a first support leg having a lower end operatively connected to the surface and an upper end operatively connected to the boiler;
- a second support leg having a lower end operatively connected to the surface a distance from the surface connection of the lower end of the first support leg, and an upper end operatively connected to the boiler a distance from the boiler connection of the upper end of the first support leg;
- a mounting block in each support leg, each mounting block defining sides surrounding an open central portion;
- and at least one spring operatively connected to the first support leg mounting block and to the second support leg mounting block, for the at least one spring extend horizontally between the first support leg and the second support leg;
- wherein each the first support leg and the second support leg includes a lower strut having the lower end and an upper strut having the upper end, and wherein each the upper strut and the lower strut of each the first support leg and the second support leg are pivotally connected to one another through the open central portion and via the mounting block in each support leg.
A support assembly for a boiler, comprising:
- a first support member arranged beneath the boiler extending between a ground surface and the boiler;
- a second support member arranged beneath the boiler extending between the ground surface and the boiler and spaced from the first support member;
- a mounting block in each support member, each mounting block defining sides surrounding an open central portion;
- and at least one spring extending between the mounting block of the first support member and the mounting block of the second support member;
- wherein each the first support member and the second support member includes a lower strut having the ground surface end connected to the ground surface and an upper strut having the boiler end connected to the boiler, and wherein the upper strut and the lower strut of each the first support member and the second support member are pivotally connected to one another through the open central portion and via the mounting block in each support member.
A method for supporting a load of a boiler, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a first support leg beneath the boiler to extend between a surface and the boiler;
- arranging a distance from the first support leg, a second support leg beneath the boiler to extend between the surface and the boiler;
- arranging a mounting block in each support leg, the mounting block defining sides surrounding an open central portion;
- and interconnecting the first support leg and the second support leg via the mounting block in each support leg, with a spring;
- wherein the first support leg and the second support leg each includes a lower strut having the ground surface end connected to the surface and an upper strut having the boiler end connected to the boiler, and wherein the upper strut and the lower strut of each the first support leg and the second support leg are pivotally connected to one another through the open central portion and via the mounting block in each support leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.