Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tool and method for scarfing a rotor blade segment
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Application No.: US13802954Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US09683548B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Stephen Bertram Johnson , Steven Haines Olson , Edward McBeth Stewart
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: B23Q9/00
- IPC: B23Q9/00 ; F03D1/06 ; F03D3/04 ; F03D13/10

Abstract:
Tools and methods are provided for scarfing rotor blade segments. A rotor blade segment includes a pressure side and a suction side. A tool includes a first guide configured for mounting on one of the pressure side or the suction side, the first guide including a first curved rail and a second curved rail spaced from the first curved rail. The tool further includes a second guide movably coupled to the first guide at a scarf angle, the second guide including a guide rail extending between and movable along the first curved rail and the second curved rail. The tool further includes a cutting device movably coupled to the second guide, the cutting device movable along the guide rail and operable to remove material from the one of the pressure side or the suction side.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140260849A1 TOOL AND METHOD FOR SCARFING A ROTOR BLADE SEGMENT Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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