Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Puller or pusher means – contained force multiplying operator
Patent
1976-01-12
1977-06-14
Lanham, C.W.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator
29401A, 416213R, B23P 1502, B23P 700
Patent
active
040287882
ABSTRACT:
A method of refurbishing the air seal flanges of turbine blades which have become worn, comprising the steps of adding a bead of welding material to the opposite side portions and the edge portions of the flange so as to build up those areas which have been worn away, and thereafter removing controlled amounts of the built up areas so as to restore the piece to its original geometry. In the latter step, the blade is clamped in a first machine having a pair of abrasive belts and a pair of pivotally mounted pressure shoes engageable with the backs of the belts respectively, such that their abrasive surfaces can be brought into engagement with the opposite sides of the air seal flanges. Controlled quantities of the built-up flange can be removed, depending on the degree of advancement of the shoes. In another machine, the blade is placed on a slide which approaches an abrasive belt backed by a special curved contour shoe, whereby as the edge of the seal engages the abrasive surface of the belt, the latter yields an extent, conforming to the particular contour of the shoe. This has the effect of imparting a predetermined, desired profile to the flange. Following the welding and refinishing operations, the geometry and physical characteristics of the refurbished blade closely resemble those of a new blade. By the above method, considerably less expense is entailed over that involved with discarding the old blades and fabricating new ones.
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Crane Daniel C.
Lanham C.W.
Lehmann H. Gibner
Lehmann K. Gibner
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