IP Library Granted Patent US 9,869,207
Granted Patent B2
US 9,869,207 · App. 13/659,017 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Member assembling apparatus of rotary machine

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Patent No.
US 9,869,207
App. No.
13/659,017
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transition piece assembling apparatus according to the disclosure includes a pair of rails which is provided to be in the direction parallel with an axis of a combustor transition piece, and to be spaced at intervals and in a plane perpendicular to the axis of a combustor transition piece, support portions which are connected to the combustor transition piece and support the member to be movable in longitudinal directions of the rails, a trapezoidal screw which is disposed in parallel with the axis of the combustor transition piece between the pair of rails, a female screw block which is threaded onto the trapezoidal screw, and a sliding member which is provided between the female screw block and the combustor transition piece and connects the female screw block and the combustor transition piece to be movable relative to each other in a plane perpendicular to a female screw axis.

Claims (56)

1. An apparatus for assembling a member, the apparatus comprising:

a pair of rails, the rails being parallel to each other and separated by an interval;

support portions which are connectable to the member which is capable of moving in longitudinal directions of the rails;

a screw shaft which is parallel to the rails and disposed between the rails;

a female screw block which is threaded onto the screw shaft; and

a sliding member which is provided between the female screw block and the support portions and connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a plane perpendicular to a female screw axis of the female screw block,

wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction parallel with a line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis,

wherein a fitting groove is provided at one of the female screw block and the sliding member, and a fitting piece which is fitted into the fitting groove is provided at another of the female screw block and the sliding member, and

wherein the fitting groove has a width larger than the fitting piece in the direction parallel with the line segment linking the pair of rails.

2. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis.

3. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 1 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

4. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 2 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

5. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 1 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

6. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 2 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

7. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 3 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

8. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 4 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

9. An apparatus for assembling a member, the apparatus comprising:

a pair of rails, the rails being parallel to each other and separated by an interval;

support portions which are connectable to the member which is capable of moving in longitudinal directions of the rails;

a screw shaft which is parallel to the rails and disposed between the rails;

a female screw block which is threaded onto the screw shaft; and

a sliding member which is provided between the female screw block and the support portions and connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block and the support portions are each independently movable in a plane perpendicular to a female screw axis of the female screw block,

wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction parallel with a line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis,

wherein a fitting groove is provided at one of the female screw block and the sliding member, and a fitting piece which is fitted into the fitting groove is provided at another of the female screw block and the sliding member, and

wherein the fitting groove has a width larger than the fitting piece in the direction parallel with the line segment linking the pair of rails.

10. An apparatus for assembling a member, the apparatus comprising:

a pair of rails, the rails being parallel to each other and separated by an interval;

support portions which are connectable to the member which is capable of moving in longitudinal directions of the rails;

a screw shaft which is parallel to the rails and disposed between the rails;

a female screw block which is threaded onto the screw shaft; and

a sliding member which is provided between the female screw block and the support portions and connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that one of the female screw block and the support portions is movable with respect to the other of the female screw block and the support portions in a plane perpendicular to a female screw axis of the female screw block,

wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction parallel with a line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis,

wherein a fitting groove is provided at one of the female screw block and the sliding member, and a fitting piece which is fitted into the fitting groove is provided at another of the female screw block and the sliding member, and

wherein the fitting groove has a width larger than the fitting piece in the direction parallel with the line segment linking the pair of rails.

11. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 9 , wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis.

12. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 9 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

13. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 11 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

14. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 9 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

15. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 11 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

16. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 10 , wherein the sliding member connects the female screw block and the support portions in a manner such that the female screw block is movable relative to the support portions in a direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails in the plane perpendicular to the female screw axis.

17. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 16 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

18. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 10 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

19. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 16 , wherein the member connectable to the support portions is a combustor transition piece constituting a gas turbine.

20. The apparatus for assembling a member according to claim 10 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fixing member fixed to the assembled member,

wherein a pin is provided at one of the fixing member and the sliding member to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the line segment linking the pair of rails, and a pin insertion hole into which the pin is insertable is provided at another of the fixing member and the sliding member.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034886/0095 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2013
From: ISEKI, KEISUKE; ARASE, KENICHI; WAKI, KUNIHIKO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 029829/0379 →