Patent ID: 9073156
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B23Q,F01D,F05D,F16L,F16M,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus, the assembled apparatus being selected from the group consisting of an internal combustion engine, a gas turbine engine, a turbomachine, a nuclear reactor, a marine apparatus, a petrochemical apparatus and a fluid pipe, the assembled apparatus having a casing and at least one surface within the casing, the casing having a first aperture and a second aperture, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a support structure through the first aperture in the casing of the apparatus, the support structure having a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the support structure being outside the casing and the second end of the support structure being inside the casing, (b) securing the first end of the support structure to the casing, (c) arranging the first portion of the support structure to abut the at least one surface within the casing, (d) inserting a tool through the second aperture in the casing, and (e) securing the tool to the second portion of the support structure within the casing.