Service apparatus for turbomachine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael Alan Davi, James Robert Hollis, Sean Cornelius O'Meara, Wayne David Sullivan
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a service apparatus for a turbomachine. The service apparatus can include: a frame for coupling to an opening in the turbomachine; a bridge member operably coupled to the frame and spanning a width of the frame, the bridge member being substantially movable along a length of the frame; and a crane member operably coupled to the bridge member, the crane member being substantially movable along the width of the frame, wherein the crane member includes at least one attachment device for attaching to an object within the turbomachine.
Claims16
A service apparatus for a turbomachine, the service apparatus comprising:
- a frame for coupling proximate an opening in the turbomachine;
- a bridge member operably coupled to the frame and spanning a width of the frame, the bridge member being substantially movable along a length of the frame;
- a crane member operably coupled to the bridge member, the crane member being substantially movable along the width of the frame, wherein the crane member includes at least one attachment device for attaching to an object within the turbomachine;
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- a restraining member extending from at least one edge of the frame for restraining an operator of the crane member proximate the edge of the frame, where the restraining member inhibits the operator from movement over the edge of the frame.
A service apparatus for a turbomachine, the service apparatus comprising:
- a frame for positioning proximate an opening in the turbomachine;
- a bridge member operably coupled to the frame and spanning a width of the frame, the bridge member being substantially movable along a length of the frame;
- a crane member operably coupled to the bridge member, the crane member being substantially movable along the width of the frame, wherein the crane member includes at least one attachment device for attaching to an object within the turbomachine;
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- a mount operably connected with the frame, the mount being sized to couple to a roof guide pin of the turbomachine proximate the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.