Patent · US Expired

Automated mass-moment weighing system for jet engine blades

US5195363A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateAug 16, 1991
Grant dateMar 23, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M1/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention pertains to an automatic method and apparatus for ascertaining the mass-moment of a blade of a jet engine. It encompasses robotic means to transport the blade from its loading station to the weighing station where its mass-moment is computed via a computer. Afterwards, the blade is returned to the loading station where the cycle begins over again.

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