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US 8,984,730 B2Granted
System and method for rotating a turbine shell
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Bradford Holmes, Randall Stephen Corn
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Abstract
A system for rotating a turbine shell includes a first platform and a first trunnion rotatably connected to the first platform. A second platform is separated from the first platform, and a second trunnion is separated from the first trunnion and rotatably connected to the second platform. The system further includes structure for rotating the first trunnion.
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A system for rotating a turbine shell, comprising:
- a. a first platform;
- b. a first trunnion rotatably connected to said first platform, wherein said first trunnion is adapted to connect to a first portion of the turbine shell;
- c. a second platform separated from said first platform;
- d. a second trunnion separated from said first trunnion and rotatably connected to said second platform, wherein said second trunnion is adapted to connect to a second portion of the turbine shell;
- and
- e. means for rotating said first trunnion.
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A system for rotating a turbine shell, comprising:
- a. a first platform;
- b. a first roller on said first platform;
- c. a first trunnion rotatably engaged with said first roller, wherein said first trunnion is adapted to connect to a first portion of the turbine shell;
- d. a second platform separated from said first platform;
- e. a second roller on said second platform;
- f. a second trunnion separated from said first trunnion and rotatably engaged with said second roller, wherein said second trunnion is adapted to connect to a second portion of the turbine shell;
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- g. a first motor operably connected to rotate said first trunnion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.