Method of machining airfoils by disc tools
US7303461B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for machining a rotor having a disc and a plurality of integral airfoils projecting outwardly from the disc, according to one aspect of the invention, comprises a step of machining each airfoil with a disc tool having a grinding periphery thereof adapted for removing material from the airfoils. The grinding periphery has a thickness greater than a thickness of an adjacent supporting portion of the disc to permit the grinding periphery to pass a surface of an airfoil in a multi-axis simultaneous motion, thereby matching the grinding periphery with a predetermined geometry of a portion of the airfoil.
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