Method and system for repairing turbomachine dovetail slots
US9803647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49726
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for repairing dovetail slots includes a slot adaptor having a body configured and disposed to nest between first and second side walls of a dovetail slot, and a tool holder configured to be coupled with the slot adaptor. The tool holder includes a tool guidance system configured and disposed to direct a tool into contact with one of the first and second side walls of the dovetail slot. A cutting tool is mounted in the tool holder. The cutting tool includes a tapered surface configured and disposed to form a tapered recess in the one of the first and second side walls of the dovetail slot.
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