Apparatus and method for masking under platform areas of airfoil components
US10570753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fixture for masking a gas turbine engine blade, the blade having a root, a platform and an airfoil, the platform having inner and outer surfaces and peripheral faces extending between the surfaces, the fixture including a base with a receptacle for receiving the root of the blade; a removable sidewall mountable to the base to form a masking box with the receptacle that shields the root; a first removable Z plane detail mountable to the base, the first removable Z plane detail providing a first electrical contact point to the root; and a second removable Z plane detail mountable to the removable sidewall, the second removable Z plane detail providing a second electrical contact point to the root.
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