Housing for a rotor of an engine
AssigneeRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
InventorRobert KWIATKOWSKI
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Abstract
A housing for a rotor of an engine is provided. The housing forms an interior space for accommodating the rotor that is defined by a housing wall and the housing wall (W) circumferentially surrounds the rotor that is accommodated inside the housing. The housing has at least one service opening which is provided in the housing wall for maintenance and/or repair work and through which the interior space is accessible from the outside. The service opening is provided in the area of two facing flange sections of the housing, wherein the service opening is closed by at least one closure part that is received at least partially inside a gap formed between the facing flange sections and fixated therein in a releasable manner.
Claims16
A housing for a rotor of an engine, wherein the housing forms an interior space for accommodating the rotor that is defined by a housing wall, and the housing wall circumferentially surrounds the rotor received inside the housing, and wherein the housing has at least one service opening which is provided in the housing wall for maintenance and/or repair work and through which the interior space is accessible from the outside, wherein the service opening is provided in the area of two facing flange sections of the housing, and the service opening is closed by at least one closure part which is received at least partially inside a gap formed between facing flange sections and is fixated in a releasable manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.