Patent ID: 11959391
Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A method for provisionally ensuring a functional capability of a housing of a machine, in the event of damage to the housing, wherein the housing has comprises a housing upper part and a housing lower part, which are detachably fastened to one another by housing flanges and by threaded bolts that extend through the housing flanges and are secured by nuts, and wherein the damage to the housing is at least one crack which is present in one of the housing parts and extends toward the other housing part, the method comprising:
a) removing the threaded bolts extending through the housing flanges;
b) positioning a respective metallic support plate comprising a plurality of support plate holes on an outer side of each housing flange in such a way that the plurality of support plate holes of the respective support plate are brought into alignment with a plurality of housing flange holes of of an associated housing flange provided for receiving the threaded bolts; and
c) fastening the housing upper part to the housing lower part using threaded bolts and nuts in such a way that the threaded bolts each extend through the housing flange of the housing upper part, the housing flange of the housing lower part and through the support plates arranged on the outer sides thereof.