IP Library Granted Patent US 8,667,678
Granted Patent B2
US 8,667,678 · App. 12/595,556 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Assembly apparatus for assembling and dismantling a turbomachine rotor composed of rotor disks

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Patent No.
US 8,667,678
App. No.
12/595,556
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly device for assembling and disassembling a rotor of a turbomachine with rotor disks that are clamped together by at least one tie rod is provided. The assembly device includes a turning block that is secured to a base and a securing device that secures the rotor against tilting. The rotor is arranged in a transversal manner in relation to a horizontal plane of the base and pivotably mounted on the turning block. The securing device is fixed to the base by several supports and the turning block is arranged inside the surface of the base that is clamped by the supports. Large forces and torque coming from the rotor that is arranged in a perpendicular manner are guided from the securing device to the base.

Claims (24)

1. An assembly apparatus for assembling and dismantling a rotor composed of rotor disks, the rotor disks being braced to one another by a tie rod, comprising:

a turning block fastened on a foundation;

a securing device for securing a rotor against tipping over, the rotor being mounted pivotably on the turning block and set up transversely with respect to a horizontal plane of the foundation, the securing device being fastened to the foundation separately from the turning block,

wherein the securing device is fastened to the foundation by a plurality of stays, and

wherein the turning block is arranged within the foundation surface and the plurality of stays.

2. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the securing device is arranged above the foundation via the plurality of stays arranged in a rectangle on the foundation.

3. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plurality of stays carry a platform.

4. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the supporting surface is provided at a height of the platform.

5. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the platform is designed as a work stage for technical personnel.

6. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the turning block conducts a weight force of the rotor further on into the foundation over a circular area.

7. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the securing device comprises a supporting surface, wherein the rotor set up transversely with respect to the horizontal plane is supported laterally by the supporting surface, and wherein a vertical distance between a joint of the turning block and the supporting surface arranged above is between 2 m and 3 m.

8. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the securing device comprises a supporting surface, wherein the rotor set up transversely with respect to the horizontal plane is supported laterally by the supporting surface, and wherein a vertical distance between a joint of the turning block and the supporting surface arranged above is between 2 m and 3 m.

9. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of stays carry a platform.

10. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the supporting surface is provided at a height of the platform.

11. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the platform is designed as a work stage for technical personnel.

12. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of stays carry a platform.

13. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the supporting surface is provided at a height of the platform.

14. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the turning block conducts a weight force of the rotor further on into the foundation over a circular area.

15. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stays carry a platform.

16. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the supporting surface is provided at a height of the platform.

17. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the platform is designed as a work stage for technical personnel.

18. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the platform is designed as a work stage for technical personnel.

19. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the turning block conducts a weight force of the rotor further on into the foundation over a circular area.

20. The assembly apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the turning block conducts a weight force of the rotor further on into the foundation over a circular area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 056500/0414 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2009
From: FLOTER, JOHANN; HUELFENHAUS, ARMIN; VOEGELIN, CLAUS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 023357/0698 →