Patent ID: 9486899
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B25B,B25H,B64D,B66F,F01D,F02C,F05D,F16M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for positioning turbomachine equipment, the method comprising: substantially aligning an equipment support structure with an equipment fixture point of a casing structure, wherein the equipment support structure includes a centerline axis, and wherein the equipment support structure is mounted on a platform rotatably coupled to a height adjustable table; adjusting the equipment support structure to have a selected height and a selected compound angle including a tilting differential of the platform and the centerline axis of the equipment support structure relative to an upper surface of the height adjustable table, and a rotational differential relative to a vertical axis; sliding the equipment support structure across the platform at the selected height and the selected compound angle, and substantially along the direction of the centerline axis of the equipment support structure, to reach the equipment fixture point; and coupling a piece of turbomachine equipment to one of the equipment support structure and the equipment fixture point.