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(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION 

(43) Date of publication: 07.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/14 

(21) Application number: 20210002.0 

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.2019 

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR 

(30) Priority: 25.02.2019 US 201916284178 

(62) Document number(s) of the earlier application(s) in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: 19215823.6 / 3 698 915 

(71) Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation Charlotte, NC 28217-4578 (US) 

(72) Inventors: 

•B e r s , C r a i g M . Weithersfiel, CT 06109 (US) 

(51) Int Cl.: 

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• BECK, John M. Bloomfield, CT 06002 (US) 

• ITALIA, Lino S. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 (US) 

(74) Representative: Dehns St. Bride’s House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD (GB) 

Remarks: This application was filed on 26-11-2020 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62. 

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# (11) EP 3 800 004 A1 

(54) METHOD OF REPAIR TO COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND REPAIRED HOUSING 

(57) A method ofreplacinga compressoroutlethous- ing comprising the steps of(a)removing a firstcompres- soroutlethousingfrom a compressor having a compres- sor impeller configured to be driven by a motor through a drive shaft, saidfirst compressoroutlethousing having a first bearing support portion supporting a bearing for said drive shaft, said first bearing support portion con- nected through a first radially outwardly extending web to a first ledge, and a first volute connected to said first ledge through a first radially inwardly extending finger; and (b) replacing said removed compressor outlet hous- ing with a second compressor outlet housing, said sec- ond compressor outlet housing having a second volute and a second radiallyinwardlyextending fingerextending fromsaidsecondvolute,and saidsecondradiallyinward- ly extending finger being welded to an insert, said insert having a second bearing support placed on said drive shaftto supportsaidbearing forsaid drive shaft,and said insert having a second web connecting a second ledge to said second bearing support,and said secondinwardly extending replacement finger welded to said second ledge. 

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