Apparatus for transporting a rotor
First Claim
1. A transporting apparatus for transporting an elongate rotor from a first location to a balancing machine at a second location, the rotor being rotatable about an elongate axis and having first and second moveable component parts which are moveable relative to each other, the transporting apparatus including:
- a first holding device capable of engaging with a portion of the rotor at the first location so as to hold the rotor relative to the transporting apparatus;
a second holding device capable of engaging with a further portion of the rotor at the first location so as to hold the rotor relative to the transporting apparatus;
a position determination device capable of determining the position of the first moveable component part of the rotor relative to the second moveable component part of the rotor or relative to a mounting apparatus of the balancing machine into which the elongate rotor may be loaded;
a positioning device capable of positioning the first moveable component part of the rotor relative to the second moveable component part of the rotor or relative to the mounting apparatus of the balancing machine into which the elongate rotor may be loaded; and
a movement device for moving the rotor from the first location to the second location.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus capable of transporting a rotor from a first location to a second location, including: a holding device for engaging with a portion of the rotor at the first location so as to hold the rotor relative to the apparatus; a position determination device for determining the position of at least one component part of the rotor relative to another component part of the rotor or another body; a positioning device for positioning or repositioning said at least one component part of the rotor relative to another component part of the rotor or another body; and a movement device for moving the rotor from the first location to the second location. Also described is a method of loading a rotor into a balancing machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A transporting apparatus for transporting an elongate rotor from a first location to a balancing machine at a second location, the rotor being rotatable about an elongate axis and having first and second moveable component parts which are moveable relative to each other, the transporting apparatus including:
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a first holding device capable of engaging with a portion of the rotor at the first location so as to hold the rotor relative to the transporting apparatus; a second holding device capable of engaging with a further portion of the rotor at the first location so as to hold the rotor relative to the transporting apparatus; a position determination device capable of determining the position of the first moveable component part of the rotor relative to the second moveable component part of the rotor or relative to a mounting apparatus of the balancing machine into which the elongate rotor may be loaded; a positioning device capable of positioning the first moveable component part of the rotor relative to the second moveable component part of the rotor or relative to the mounting apparatus of the balancing machine into which the elongate rotor may be loaded; and a movement device for moving the rotor from the first location to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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