Base-frame assembly for a combustion engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9932893-B2
Application number	US-201514710257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	May 12, 2015
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A system includes a cast mounting tower having an upper portion configured to support an engine, a generator, or any combination thereof and a plurality of ribs coupled to and supporting the upper portion of the mounting tower. The plurality of ribs extend from the upper portion in a direction crosswise to the upper portion, the upper portion and the plurality of ribs are integrally coupled as a one-piece structure of the cast mounting tower, and the cast mounting tower is configured to couple to a frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a cast mounting tower, comprising:
an upper portion configured to support an engine, a generator, or any combination thereof;
a plurality of ribs coupled to and supporting the upper portion of the mounting tower, wherein the plurality of ribs extend from the upper portion in a direction crosswise to the upper portion, the upper portion and the plurality of ribs are integrally coupled as a one-piece structure of the cast mounting tower, and the cast mounting tower is configured to couple to a frame, and wherein the cast mounting tower comprises a female joint portion, a male joint portion, or a combination thereof, configured to interface with a respective joint portion of the frame; and
a vibration damper disposed along a mount of the upper portion.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising the frame having a plurality of interconnected beams.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ribs comprises at least three ribs.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion comprises a first guide configured to interface with a second guide of the engine or the generator.

5. A system, comprising:
a support frame; and

a plurality of cast mounting towers coupled to the support frame, wherein the plurality of cast mounting towers are configured to support an engine-driven generator, wherein at least one tower of the plurality of cast towers comprises a male joint portion interfacing with a respective joint portion of the support frame, and wherein the at least one tower of the plurality of cast towers comprises the male joint portion disposed between opposite plates of a beam of the support frame.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of cast mounting towers comprises a first set of cast mounting towers configured to support an engine and a second set of cast mounting towers configured to support the engine-driven generator.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the support frame comprises a plurality of I-beams, C-beams, or a combination thereof.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one tower of the plurality of cast towers comprises an upper mounting portion integrally coupled to a plurality of ribs as a one-piece structure.

9. The system of claim 5 , comprising an engine and the engine-driven generator, wherein at least one of the engine or the engine-driven generator is supported by the plurality of cast mounting towers on the support frame.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the engine comprises a reciprocating piston engine.

11. A method of manufacturing a base-frame assembly, comprising:
casting a plurality of mounting towers for supporting an engine-driven generator, wherein at least one tower of the plurality of mounting towers comprises an upper portion integrally coupled to a plurality of ribs as a one-piece structure, and the plurality of ribs extend from the upper portion in a crosswise direction relative to the upper portion;
coupling a vibration damper to at least one tower of the plurality of mounting towers; and
coupling the plurality of mounting towers to a support frame by attaching a female joint portion, a male joint portion, or a combination thereof, of each respective mounting tower of the plurality of mounting towers to a beam of the support frame.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Nandigama Pavan Chakravarthy
• Watson Peter
• Suriyanarayanan Manikandan

Classifications

• F16M11/00

  Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon {; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters} (without heads F16M13/00; easels or stands for blackboards or the like A47B97/04; show-stands A47F7/00; for workmen E04G1/32; {sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22;} supporting or suspending for lighting devices F21V21/00) · CPC title

• F16M5/00 Primary

  Engine beds, i.e. means for supporting engines or machines on foundations · CPC title

• F02B63/044 Primary

  the engine-generator unit being placed on a frame or in an housing · CPC title

• F02B77/00

  Component parts, details or accessories, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B22D25/02 Primary

  by its peculiarity of shape; of works of art {(cylinders, pistons B22D15/02)} · CPC title