US 12,434,362 B2
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); Thomas Craig Watkins, Greenville, SC (US); and David Andrew Lowe, 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. 18/479,194.
Prior Publication US 2025/0108492 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. B25B 27/14 (2006.01); B25B 27/02 (2006.01); B25B 27/06 (2006.01); F23R 3/42 (2006.01); F23R 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/14 (2013.01) [B25B 27/023 (2013.01); B25B 27/062 (2013.01); F23R 3/42 (2013.01); F23R 3/286 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination of an aft plate removal tool and a combustor, comprising:
the combustor comprising an end cover,
an aft plate downstream of the end cover, and
a plurality of tubes extending through the aft plate,
the aft plate removal tool comprising:
a base plate;
a threaded rod;
wherein the base plate is attached to the end cover; and
wherein a replaceable tip is connected to an inner side of the aft plate and the base plate is fixed to an outer side of the end cover with fasteners; and
wherein rotation of the threaded rod advances the threaded rod against the aft plate until the threaded rod pushes the aft plate off of the plurality of tubes.