Integrally bladed rotor fabrication or repair
Patent 5109606 Issued on May 5, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 4, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 4, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3590454 3873234 Method for assembly of tangential entry dovetailed bucket assemblies on a turbomachine bucket wheel Turbine blade attachment Fabrication or repair technique for integrally bladed rotor assembly Method for bonding an article projection Patent #: 4883216 InventorsApplicationNo. 664148 filed on 03/04/1991US Classes:29/889.1, Repairing or disassembling29/402.08, Replacing of defective part29/889.21, Assembling individual fluid flow interacting members, e.g., blades, vanes, buckets, on rotary support member29/889.23, Shaping integrally bladed rotor228/119Repairing, restoring, or renewing product for reuseExaminersPrimary: Cuda, IreneAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB23P 015/02AbstractA blade holder for holding blades on an integrally bladed rotor has two legs located outboard of the blade in its installed position. A collar on each blade has holes for bolting the collar to the holder. Visual alignment is possible and access to the blade for optical temperature scanning is provided. After bonding a blade to the rotor, rotation of the rotor to the next bonding position is possible without removal of the holder. | |
