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Welded repair of defects lying on the inside of components

US8324526B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Birgit Grüger · Dortmund, DE
Lucian Iordache · Vaughan, CA
Ovidiu Timotin · Hamilton, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2007
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The repair of cracks according to the state of the art comprises the fact that defects located on the inside must be worked outward in order to be able to be welded closed. The method according to the invention proposes not to work out cracks located on the inside, but to melt the crack located on the inside utilizing a flux agent.

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