Mounting system for tool for machining circumferential interior surface of turbomachine casing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKurt Kramer Schleif, Cale Brittain, Andrew David Ellis, Robert David Jones
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Abstract
A mounting system for a tool for machining a half-shell casing of a turbomachine is disclosed. The mounting system includes a base frame including a mounting element configured to fixedly mount the base frame to the half-shell casing, wherein the base frame spans at least a portion of the half-shell casing. A tool mount includes a first end pivotally coupled to the base frame to pivot about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel relative to an axis of the half-shell casing, and a second end configured to couple to and position the tool for machining the half-shell casing.
Claims19
A mounting system for a tool for machining a half-shell casing of a turbomachine, the mounting system comprising:
- a base frame including a mounting element configured to fixedly mount the base frame to the half-shell casing, wherein the base frame spans at least a portion of the half-shell casing;
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- a tool mount including a first end pivotally coupled to the base frame to pivot about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel relative to an axis of the half-shell casing, and a second end configured to couple to and position the tool for machining a circumferential interior surface of the half-shell casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.