System and method for supporting a boiler load
AssigneeGeneral Electric Technology GmbH
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.
Claims20
A support system for a boiler, comprising:
- a plurality of support assemblies arranged intermediate a surface and the boiler, the support assemblies each 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 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 horizontally between the first support leg and the second support leg.
A support assembly for a boiler, comprising:
- a first support member extending generally vertically between a ground surface and the boiler;
- a second support member extending generally vertically between the ground surface and the boiler and spaced from the first support member;
- and
- at least one spring extending intermediate the first support member and the second support member.
A method for supporting a boiler load, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a first support leg between a surface and the boiler;
- arranging a second support leg between the surface and the boiler;
- and
- interconnecting the first and second support leg with a spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.