公开(公告)号：US20180354093A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15619590

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated

Inventor： Thomas Michael Luckett ,  Joshua Michael Rocklage ,  Antonio Acuna ,  Jagadeesh Chandrasekar ,  Ashwinkumar Suresh Kashi

IPC: B24B23/02 ,  B25F5/02 ,  F16C41/04

CPC classification number: B24B23/02 ,  B25F5/001 ,  B25F5/028 ,  F16C41/04 ,  F16C41/045

Abstract: A tool is provided for stabilizing a position of a shaft disposed within a casing and rotatably supported by a pair of bearings that are spaced-apart from one another and located within the casing. The tool includes an arcuately-shaped shoe that is located between the pair of bearings and releasably connected to the casing. The shoe has a concave surface defining a radius corresponding to a radius of the shaft. The shoe is resiliently biased away from the casing for facilitating the concave surface of the shoe to radially abut with a portion of an outer circumference of the shaft.