US 12,103,148 B1
Aft inner cap plate removal method and tooling for a combustor with micromixer tubes
Tiffany M. Craig, Greenville, SC (US); Jesse Barton, Greenville, SC (US); Keith C. Belsom, Greenville, SC (US); Martin Brown, Greenville, SC (US); and Mark Steadman, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,218.
Int. Cl. B25B 27/14 (2006.01); B25B 27/02 (2006.01); B25B 27/16 (2006.01); F23R 3/42 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/14 (2013.01) [B25B 27/023 (2013.01); B25B 27/16 (2013.01); F23R 3/42 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aft plate removal tool for servicing a combustor, the combustor comprising an aft plate with a central passage and a plurality of tubes extending through the aft plate; the aft plate removal tool comprising:
a central screw;
a lower housing attached to the central screw, the lower housing comprising a plurality of spring loaded lower housing feet; and
an upper housing attached to the center screw, the upper housing comprising a plurality of spring loaded upper housing feet;
wherein the aft plate removal tool is inserted through the central passage of the aft plate; and
wherein rotation of the upper housing advances the plurality of spring loaded upper housing feet against the aft plate until the plurality of spring loaded upper housing feet push the aft plate off of the plurality of tubes.