Aircraft engine assembly stand
An aircraft engine stand for supporting an aircraft engine, has: a support; a mount rotatably mounted to the support, the mount extending around a central axis from a first end to a second end, the mount surrounding an engine-receiving space having an opening between the first end and the second end, the opening sized for allowing the aircraft engine to be positioned into and removed from the engine-receiving space, the mount rotatable relative to the support about the central axis and about a transverse axis intersecting the central axis; and an adaptor extending radially inwardly into the engine-receiving space relative to the central axis from a mounting interface removably secured to the mount to an engine interface removably securable to the aircraft engine.
1 . An aircraft engine stand for supporting an aircraft engine, comprising:
a support;
a mount rotatably mounted to the support, the mount extending around a central axis from a first end to a second end, the mount surrounding an engine-receiving space having an opening between the first end and the second end, the opening sized for allowing the aircraft engine to be positioned into and removed from the engine-receiving space, the mount rotatable relative to the support about the central axis and about a transverse axis intersecting the central axis the mount defining a plurality of apertures distributed around the central axis; and
an adaptor extending radially inwardly into the engine-receiving space relative to the central axis from a mounting interface removably secured to the mount to an engine interface removably securable to the aircraft engine, the mounting interface including a mounting flange defining mounting apertures,
wherein the adaptor is secured to the mount with fasteners received through the mounting apertures and through a subset of the plurality of apertures of the mount, the subset of the plurality of apertures of the mount in register with the mounting apertures of the adaptor.
2 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 1 , wherein the mount is mounted to the support via a coupler, the coupler having:
a coupler base secured to the support, and
a coupler end rotatable relative to the coupler base about the transverse axis, the mount mounted to the coupler end.
3 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 2 , wherein the coupler base is detachable from the coupler end.
4 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 3 , wherein the coupler end defines a slot, the mount slidably received within the slot for rotation about the central axis.
5 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 2 , wherein the mount defines locking apertures distributed around a periphery thereof, the coupler end lockable to the mount via a locking pin protruding from the coupler end and received within a selected one of the locking apertures.
6 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 2 , wherein the coupler includes a transmission having an input drivingly engageable by a tool and an output engaged to the mount for rotating the mount relative to the coupler end about the central axis.
7 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 6 , wherein the output is a sprocket, the sprocket being meshed with a belt, the belt extending around a periphery of the mount.
8 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 6 , wherein the input includes two inputs each drivingly engageable to the output, each of the two inputs disposed on a respective one of opposite sides of the mount.
9 . The aircraft engine stand of claim 1 , wherein the support includes a base and a bracket movable vertically relative to the base, the mount secured to the bracket.
10 . An assembly, comprising:
an aircraft engine; and
a stand, the aircraft engine mounted to the stand, the stand having:
a support;
a mount rotatably mounted to the support, the mount extending around a central axis and surrounding an engine-receiving space, the mount defining a lateral opening communicating with the engine-receiving space along a direction transverse to the central axis, the lateral opening sized for receiving the aircraft engine, the mount rotatable relative to the support about the central axis and about a transversal axis normal to the central axis, the mount being mounted to other support via a coupler having a coupler base secured to the support, and a coupler end being rotatable relative to the coupler base about the transversal axis, the mount mounted to the coupler end; and
an adaptor, the aircraft engine secured to the mount via the adaptor, a gap defined between the aircraft engine and the mount, the adaptor extending across the gap, a portion of the gap being free of the adaptor,
wherein the coupler includes a transmission having an input drivingly engageable by a tool and an output engaged to the mount for rotating the mount relative to the coupler end about the central axis.
11 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the mount defines a plurality of apertures distributed around the central axis, the adaptor having a mounting flange defining mounting apertures, the adaptor secured to the mount with fasteners received through the mounting apertures and through a subset of the plurality of apertures being in register with the mounting apertures.
12 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the coupler base is detachable from the coupler end.
13 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the coupler end defines a slot, the mount slidably received within the slot.
14 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the mount defines locking apertures distributed around a periphery thereof, the coupler end lockable to the mount via a locking pin protruding from the coupler end and received within a selected one of the locking apertures.
15 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the output is a sprocket, the sprocket being meshed with a belt, the belt extending around a periphery of the mount.
16 . The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the input includes two inputs each drivingly engageable to the output, each of the two inputs disposed on a respective one of opposite sides of the mount.
17 . An aircraft engine stand for supporting a variety of aircraft engines, comprising:
a mount rotatably securable to a support, the mount extending around a central axis from a first end to a second end, the mount surrounding an engine-receiving space having an opening between the first end and the second end, the opening sized for allowing a selected one of the aircraft engines to be positioned into and removed from the engine-receiving space, the mount rotatable relative to the support about the central axis and about a transverse axis intersecting the central axis; and
a set of adaptors selectively removably securable to the mount, the set of adaptors including a first adaptor and a second adaptor, the first adaptor configured to uniquely mate with a first configuration of the variety of aircraft engines, the second adaptor customized to uniquely mate with a second configuration of the variety of aircraft engines.