System and method for modifying a rotor
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Bradford Holmes, John William Herbold, Jason Matthew Clark
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Abstract
A system for modifying a slot in a rotor includes a drill, a clamp connected to the drill and configured to engage with an interior surface of the slot, and means for supporting the drill from a stationary platform adjacent to the rotor. A method for modifying a slot in a rotor includes connecting a coupling to a stationary platform adjacent to the rotor, connecting a drill to the coupling, and locating the drill proximate to the slot. The method further includes inserting a clamp into the slot, engaging the clamp with an interior surface of the slot, and operating the drill to create a cavity in the slot.
Claims16
A system for modifying a slot in a rotor, comprising:
- a. a base, wherein said base includes a vertical axis;
- b. a drill slidingly connected to said base along said vertical axis;
- c. a clamp connected to said drill and configured to engage with an interior surface of the slot, wherein said drill is configured to penetrate the interior surface of the slot;
- d. means for supporting said drill from a stationary platform adjacent to the rotor;
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- e. a sliding connection between said drill and said means for supporting said drill.
A system for modifying a slot in a rotor, comprising:
- a. a base, wherein said base includes a vertical axis;
- b. a drill slidingly connected to said base along said vertical axis;
- c. a clamp connected to said drill and configured to engage with an interior surface of the slot, wherein said drill is configured to penetrate the interior surface of the slot;
- d. a coupling having a first end connected to said drill and a second end connected to a stationary platform adjacent to the rotor;
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- e. a sliding connection between said drill and said coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.