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OT-2026-000002060

Method and apparatus for servicing engines

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Manufacturing & Assembly Equipment › Assembly Systems
Inventors
GRAHAM ANDREW CRISPIN
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GEN ELECTRIC
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US-12569947-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 10 March 2026
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Abstract

A snake-arm robot and a servicing device are mechanically coupled. The mechanical coupling is accomplished by a longitudinal insertion of the snake-arm robot into the servicing device or the servicing device into the snake-arm robot. An actuator moves the snake-arm robot through a passage within an engine until the snake-arm robot reaches a desired location. The movement of the snake-arm robot concurrently moves the servicing device through the passage. Subsequently, the snake-arm robot is de-coupled from the servicing device and the snake-arm robot is removed from the engine while leaving the servicing device in place within the engine.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002060, “Method and apparatus for servicing engines,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:10:31 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002060.

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