US4117927A
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Gas turbine container
Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
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Filing: 1976-12-06
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Granted: 1978-10-03
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Expires: 1996-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A gas turbine container which includes a lower container member and a separable upper container member with the lower container member serving as a transport stand and including at least the entire rear wall of the container with the separable upper member including at least the entire front wall of the container. The lower container member is provided with recesses extending in the longitudinal direction with guide rails being arranged at wall sections of the recesses which wall sections extend in parallel with a horizontal longitudinal center plane of the container. A supporting frame is provided for supporting the container with damping or cushioning elements being disposed between the guide rails and the supporting frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Gothsche
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:04
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/38; B65D19/44; B65D85/00; B65D85/68; B65D2585/00; B65D2585/68; B65D2585/6802; B65D2585/6875; B65D2585/6877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A container for a gas turbine engine, comprising: means for supporting the container; guide means arranged in the container for guidingly mounting the gas turbine engine therein; damping means interposed between said guide means and said supporting means for damping vibration of the container; a lower container member mounted on said damping means; recess means arranged in the lower container member, said recess means supporting said guide means and being supported by said damping means so that all the force of the weight of the gas turbine engine is transmitted directly downward through the vertical axes of the guide means, the recess means, and the damping means, to be absorbed by the damping means; and an upper container member joining said lower container member and having a wall arranged at least at one end thereof to define an entire end wall of the container, said upper container member being removable from the lower container member so that the gas turbine engine may be removed from the container either directly in a horizontal line along the central longitudinal axis of the container or directly upward along the central vertical axis of the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A container for a gas turbine engine, comprising: means for supporting the container; guide means arranged in the container for guidingly mounting the gas turbine engine therein; damping means interposed between said guide means and said supporting means for damping vibration of the container; a lower container member mounted on said damping means; recess means arranged in the lower container member, said recess means supporting said guide means and being supported by said damping means so that all the force of the weight of the gas turbine engine is transmitted directly downward through the vertical axes of the guide means, the recess means, and the damping means, to be absorbed by the damping means; and an upper container member joining said lower container member and having a wall arranged at least at one end thereof to define an entire end wall of the container, said upper container member being removable from the lower container member so that the gas turbine engine may be removed from the container either directly in a horizontal line along the central longitudinal axis of the container or directly upward along the central vertical axis of the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container for a gas turbine engine, according to claim 1, wherein said recess means includes wall sections arranged in a horizontal plane of the container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A container for a gas turbine engine, according to claim 1, further comprising a joint between the lower and upper container members, said joint extending parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A container for a gas turbine engine, according to claim 3, wherein said joint is further located below the horizontal center plane of the container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein said guide means includes guide rail means arranged at said wall sections for guidingly receiving the gas turbine engine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A container according to claim 5, wherein said lower container member serves as a transport stand.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein the container is constructed of a metallic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A container according to claim 7, wherein said metallic material is steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A container according to claim 7, wherein said metallic material is aluminum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein the container is constructed of a reinforced fiber material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A container according to claim 1, wherein the upper container member comprises almost two-thirds of an outer circumference of the container.
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