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US 9,249,733 B2Granted
Gas turbine engine stand
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsChristopher Richard Hallam, Jonathan Paul Taylor
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine stand comprising an engine frame and a base frame. The base frame has a slide rail to enable axial translation of the engine frame relative to the base frame. A load transfer arrangement engages with a part of the engine frame and slidingly engages with the slide rail. There is a locking mechanism to lock the engine frame to the base frame to prevent relative axial translation. The gas turbine engine stand is used, inter alia, for splitting a core engine from a fan case.
Claims17
A gas turbine engine stand configured for supporting a core engine comprising:
- an engine frame supporting the core engine;
- a base frame having a slide rail to enable axial translation of the engine frame relative to the base frame;
- a load transfer arrangement comprising a first engagement feature to engage with a part of the engine frame and a second engagement feature to slidingly engage with the slide rail;
- a locking mechanism to lock the engine frame to the base frame to prevent relative axial translation,
- wherein one of the locking mechanism and the load transfer arrangement is selected and engaged as a load path between the engine frame and the base frame.
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