Patent ID: 9512723
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B23P,B25B,F01D,F05B,F05D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing or installing a turbine bearing, or one of its constituent parts, of a static turbomachine when a housing of the static turbomachine is closed, the method comprising: a) supporting a rotor and/or holding the rotor in order to free the turbine bearing from the weight of the rotor, b) fastening a support plate to an end face of a turbine bearing housing, attaching to the support plate two mutually parallel rail-like beams so that the beams extend into and out of the turbine bearing housing, and fastening a cross beam to those ends of the beams which are opposite the support plate, c) positioning the turbine bearing on the beams so that the beams act as a cantilevered support under the turbine bearing, and d) moving the turbine bearing on the beams from a first position to a second position.