(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (11) EP 3 800 004 A1 (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) • 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. (72) Inventors:  •B e r s , C r a i g M . Weithersfiel, CT 06109 (US) (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. (54) METHOD OF REPAIR TO COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND REPAIRED HOUSING REMOVE DAMAGED HOUSING REMOVE DAMAGED SECTION MACHINE TO DATUM PLACE INSERT REPLACE REPAIRED PART Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) EP 800 004 A1 (19) B23P 6/00 (2006.01) F04D 29/02 (2006.01) F04D 29/42 (2006.01) F04D 29/056 (2006.01) (51) Int Cl.: