Gas turbine having a lifting mechanism

US10273121B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10273121-B2
Application numberUS-201515524347-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 5, 2015
Priority dateNov 18, 2014
Publication dateApr 30, 2019
Grant dateApr 30, 2019

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Abstract

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A crane system having a gas turbine that has a manhole on the outer housing thereof, the manhole being designed to open up a maintenance access to hot gas parts of the gas turbine in the open state of the manhole, which is provided with a fastening section; the crane system further has a hoisting mechanism that includes a mating fastening section which is connected to the fastening section of the manhole in such a way that the hoisting mechanism introduces weights that same has to lift into the outer housing of the gas turbine.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A crane system comprising: a combustion gas turbine comprising an outer housing, a plurality of burner openings in the outer housing, and a manhole on the outer housing, the manhole comprising a fastening section; and a lifting mechanism comprising a mating fastening section, a pillar, and at least one boom arm, wherein the mating fastening section of the lifting mechanism is configured to be connected to the fastening section of the manhole, wherein, when the mating fastening section of the lifting mechanism is connected to the fastening section of the manhole, the lifting mechanism introduces weight forces onto the outer housing of the combustion gas turbine such that the weight forces are distributed onto the outer housing of the combustion gas turbine, and wherein, when the mating fastening section of the lifting mechanism is connected to the fastening section of the manhole, the at least one boom arm is positionable above the plurality of burner openings in the outer housing. 2. The crane system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mating fastening section comprises a mating fastening section flange, and wherein the fastening section comprises a fastening section flange configured to be screwed to the mating fastening section flange. 3. The crane system of claim 2 , wherein the fastening section flange has a thickened region via which the weight forces are further directed. 4. The crane system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the manhole is arranged at a vertex of the outer housing. 5. The crane system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mating fastening section is fitted to one end of the pillar. 6. The crane system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lifting mechanism comprises at least two boom arms which comprise a pivotable design. 7. The crane system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein at least one boom arm of the at least two boom arms comprises a multi-part design comprising individual parts, wherein the individual parts are pivotable with respect to one another. 8. The crane system of claim 1 , further comprising: the pillar secured to the mating fastening section, and the boom arm pivotably secured to the pillar. 9. The crane system of claim 8 , wherein the boom arm comprises two boom parts pivotally secured to each other so that the two boom parts pivot about a vertical pivot axis. 10. The crane system of claim 1 , wherein the fastening section located on the outer housing is adapted to support loads to be lifted and is adapted to provide an introduction of force into a foundation upon which the combustion gas turbine is already positioned, wherein the foundation is designed for loading with large weight forces. 11. The crane system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one boom arm is pivotable on the pillar such that the at least one boom arm is positionable above the plurality of burner openings in the outer housing.

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  • in gas turbines · CPC title

  • Pivot axis separated from column axis · CPC title

  • Repairing, retrofitting or upgrading methods · CPC title

  • with particular mounting for base of column · CPC title

  • B66C23/18Primary

    specially adapted for use in particular purposes · CPC title

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What does patent US10273121B2 cover?
A crane system having a gas turbine that has a manhole on the outer housing thereof, the manhole being designed to open up a maintenance access to hot gas parts of the gas turbine in the open state of the manhole, which is provided with a fastening section; the crane system further has a hoisting mechanism that includes a mating fastening section which is connected to the fastening section of t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Siemens Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B66C23/18. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 30 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).