Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-zone blade fabrication
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Application No.: US17174938Application Date: 2021-02-12
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Publication No.: US12173615B2Publication Date: 2024-12-24
- Inventor: John R. Farris , John A. Sharon , Alan D. Cetel , Dilip M. Shah
- Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D5/14
- IPC: F01D5/14 ; B22D19/16 ; B22D21/00 ; B23K9/095 ; B23K11/00 ; B23K11/02 ; B23K13/01 ; B23K101/00 ; B23P15/04 ; F01D5/28

Abstract:
In a method for manufacturing a turbine engine element such as a blade or vane, the element has an airfoil. The method includes: applying a load across an assembly of a first cast portion of the airfoil and a second cast portion of the airfoil; and applying current across a junction of the first cast portion and the second cast portion to fuse the second cast portion to the first cast portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210254474A1 Multi-Zone Blade Fabrication Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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