Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of inspecting a surface of a component using a probe
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Application No.: US17454703Application Date: 2021-11-12
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Publication No.: US11650129B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Alejandro Jeketo , Ben J Walker , James Kell
- Applicant: Rolls-Royce plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB 18028 2020.11.17
- Main IPC: G01M15/14
- IPC: G01M15/14 ; B25J9/16

Abstract:
A method of inspecting a surface of a component, e.g. a turbine or compressor blade of a gas turbine engine. The method comprises (a) providing a probe for inspecting the component surface; (b) defining a reference surface that is offset from the component surface; (c) moving the probe so as to contact a plurality of discrete spaced apart inspection points on the component surface, each contact of the probe with an inspection point comprising a first movement of the probe from the reference surface to the inspection point; (d) retracting the probe from the component surface after each contact with an inspection point; and (e) inspecting the component surface each time the probe contacts an inspection point.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220155179A1 METHOD OF INSPECTING A COMPONENT Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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