Patent ID: 9470109
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for inserting a turbine blade root ( 18 ) of a turbine blade into a corresponding downwardly oriented turbine rotor slot ( 14 ) of a vertically suspended rotor ( 12 ), comprising: providing a blade insertion tool ( slidably inserting and retaining the turbine blade root into the blade lift fixture; raising the blade lift fixture with the turbine blade suspended there from; coupling the blade lift fixture and the vertical column distal end with the joint, thereby vertically suspending and supporting the blade with the blade insertion tool; maneuvering the blade insertion tool under the vertically suspended rotor and coaxially aligning the turbine blade root and rotor slot by maneuvering the suspended blade and the blade lift fixture; sliding the turbine blade root at least partially into the rotor slot; releasing the turbine blade root from the blade lift fixture; and continue sliding the turbine blade root into the rotor slot until the blade is in a fully seated position on the rotor.