Method of hot peeling for removing a blade leading edge cap
US6578265B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1961
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to remove a plate made from a material that can be heated by electromagnetic induction and retained on a supporting member by a heat-fusible adhesive, an inductor is displaced facing at least one strip of the plate in order to heat the strip by induction and heat the adhesive by conduction until the adhesive softens, and a tearing tool is driven so as to tear out the heated strip by hot-peeling. The inductor and the tearing tool are displaced jointly relative to the plate and the supporting member by means of a mobile frame, which is displaced on a stationary frame on which the supporting member and the plate are fixed.
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