公开(公告)号：US10408081B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15287935

申请日：2016-10-07

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： James Kell ,  Graeme E Rigg

IPC: F01D17/02 ,  G01M15/14

Abstract: Inspection apparatus for a gas turbine engine, the inspection apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to generate data; a housing having an exterior surface and configured to house the sensor therein; and one or more foam members coupled to the exterior surface of the housing, the one or more foam members being resilient to enable the inspection apparatus to be inserted into a gas turbine engine and secured between at least two surfaces of the gas turbine engine.

公开(公告)号：US11986897B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17734515

申请日：2022-05-02

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： James Kell ,  Graeme E Rigg ,  Shamraze Ahmed ,  Monica M Castro Palacios ,  Adam Clare

IPC: B23H9/10 ,  B23K26/035 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K101/00

CPC classification number: B23H9/10 ,  B23K26/035 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K2101/001

Abstract: A method for the removal of debris (75) from an aperture (60), the aperture comprising a first aperture diameter (64) and extending along a first axis (62) over a first distance (63), the method comprising the steps of aligning a beam of energy (80) with the first axis such that the beam of energy is coaxially aligned with the aperture, the beam of energy comprising both an energy sufficient to remove the debris, and a first beam diameter (82) which is less than the first aperture diameter; and, exposing the debris to the beam of energy in order to remove the debris from the aperture.