Patent ID: 9559571
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B23P,F01D,F05D,H02K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system for disassembling a rotary machine that includes a casing including a plurality of arcuate channels defined therein, said system comprises: a mounting plate configured to couple to the casing of the rotary machine, said mounting plate having a length extending substantially parallel to an axis of symmetry of the rotary machine; a reaction bridge removably coupleable to said mounting plate at each of a first plurality of positions spaced along said length of said mounting plate, said reaction bridge comprising a front support and a rear support that is substantially parallel to said front support, each of said front and rear supports comprising a first leg, a second leg, and a support beam extending therebetween; at least one multi-position slide coupled to said reaction bridge, said at least one multi-position slide having a length extending substantially parallel to said support beam; and a force device comprising an actuator and an engaging rod extending therefrom, said force device removably coupleable to said at least one multi-position slide at each of a second plurality of positions spaced along said length of said multi-position slide, wherein said force device at each of the second plurality of positions is configured to apply a force substantially tangentially against a segment positioned in a corresponding one of the casing arcuate channels.