Mobile platform system for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeSolar Turbines Incorporated
InventorsJason Michael Robertson, Ian Trevor Brown, Steven Gastelum, Daniel James Doll, John Raymond Hawley
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Abstract
A system for moving an auxiliary component of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system may have a mobile support platform configured to support the auxiliary component during operation of the gas turbine engine. The system may further have at least one guide assembly operably connected to the mobile support platform and configured to guide movement of the mobile support platform. The system may also have a drive assembly operably connected to the mobile support platform and configured to impart movement of the mobile support platform between an elevated position and a lowered position.
Claims29
A system for moving an auxiliary component of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a support structure to support the gas turbine engine;
- a mobile support platform, disposed at least partially within the support structure, to support the auxiliary component during operation of the gas turbine engine;
- at least one guide assembly operably connected to the mobile support platform to guide movement of the mobile support platform;
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- a drive assembly operably connected to the mobile support platform to impart movement of the mobile support platform between an elevated position and a lowered position.
A method of moving one or more sections of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising:
- moving an auxiliary component supported on a mobile support platform between a first position and a second position, the auxiliary component at least partially occupying a first space when in the first position;
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- moving the one or more sections of the gas turbine engine into the first space, previously at least partially occupied by the auxiliary component, when the auxiliary component is in the second position.
A power system, comprising:
- a support structure including an upper plane;
- a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine being mounted on the support structure;
- at least one auxiliary component;
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- a mobile platform system disposed at least partially within the support structure including:
- a mobile support platform supporting the auxiliary component;
- a guide assembly for guiding movement of the mobile support platform and the auxiliary component;
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- a drive assembly for moving the mobile support platform and the auxiliary component along the guide assembly between a first position, where the auxiliary component is disposed at least partially above the upper plane of the support structure, and a second position, where the auxiliary component is disposed at least partially below the upper plane of the support structure, to provide clearance for lateral movement of the at least one section of the gas turbine engine.
A system for moving an auxiliary component of a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a mobile support platform supporting the auxiliary component during operation of the gas turbine engine;
- at least one guide assembly operably connected to the mobile support platform to guide movement of the mobile support platform;
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- a drive assembly operably connected to the mobile support to impart movement of the mobile support platform between an elevated position and a lowered position, the mobile support platform being in the elevated position during operation of the gas turbine engine and in the lowered position while the gas turbine engine is not operating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.