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US 8,616,517 B2Granted
Turbomachine foot unit
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSebastian Huth, Marcus Meyer, Wolfgang Zacharias
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Abstract
A turbomachine foot unit with a plurality of feet is provided. The plurality of feet is fastened to a turbomachine. The turbomachine stands upright on a horizontal base. The turbomachine foot includes fastening devices for fastening the feet to the base. At least one of the feet is mounted in a horizontally moveable manner relative to one of the fastening devices fastening the foot to the base.
Claims13
A turbomachine foot unit, comprising:
- a plurality of feet being fastened to a turbomachine, the turbomachine standing on a horizontal base;
- a plurality of fastening devices for fastening the plurality of feet on the horizontal base,
- wherein at least one of the feet is mounted so as to be horizontally movable in relation to one of the fastening devices which fastens the at least one of the feet to the base;
- a fixing device, fastened to the base, for fixing the turbomachine at a horizontal fixed point against horizontal movement;
- and
- a guide device, fastened to the base, for restricting the horizontal movement of the turbomachine to a one-dimensional movement,
- wherein the one-dimensional movement is directed in a direction parallel to a rotor shaft of the turbomachine.
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