Method for producing turbine engine parts, and resulting blank and mould

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9844843-B2
Application number	US-201415106235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Dec 20, 2013
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing multiple metal turbine engine parts, comprising steps consisting in:
a) casting a metal alloy in a mold in order to produce a blank ( 3 ); and b) machining the blank in order to produce the parts,

characterized in that the blank obtained by casting is a solid polyhedron with two generally trapezoidal opposing sides ( 30 a, 30 b ), and the parts are machined in the blank.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing multiple metal turbine engine parts, the method comprising:
casting a metal alloy in a mould in order to produce a blank; and
machining the blank in order to produce the parts,
wherein the blank obtained by casting is a solid polyhedron with two trapezoidal opposing sides, and the parts are machined in the blank,
wherein the blank having two lateral opposing sides being limited by two largest sides of the blank, each of the two largest sides being larger than each of said lateral opposing sides,
wherein said parts are blades each having a longitudinal axis and, along such axis, a root at a first end, a heel at a second end, and a curved section vane which extends therebetween,
wherein the blank is adapted to totally contain at least two such identical blades, positioned side by side, but at a distance from each other, and
wherein the two largest sides of the blank are inscribed in an angle ranging from 2° to 10°, so that said blades can be machined in the blank and all have the same orientation, during the casting and machining steps.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein, during the step a), the blank is so moulded that the two trapezoidal opposing sides are substantially parallel and each consist of only one substantially flat face.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, upon moulding, the blank is so moulded that the heels of the blades are aligned along a plane parallel to a lateral face of the blank other than the two largest sides of the blank and other than the trapezoidal opposing sides.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, prior to machining said parts, the blank is cut substantially along a plane:
which passes between two volumes of the blank, each being adapted to totally contain at least one of said parts,
and which cuts the two largest sides of the blank and the two lateral opposing sides.

5. A method for producing multiple metal turbine engine parts, the method comprising:
casting a metal alloy in a mould in order to produce a blank; and
machining the blank in order to produce the parts,
wherein the blank obtained by casting is a solid polyhedron with two trapezoidal opposing sides, and the parts are machined in the blank,
wherein said blank having two lateral opposing sides being limited by two largest sides of the blank, each of the two largest sides being larger than each of said lateral opposing sides,
wherein said parts are blades each having a longitudinal axis and, along such axis, a root at a first end, a heel at a second end, and a section vane which extends therebetween,
wherein the blank is adapted to totally contain at least two such identical blades, positioned side by side, but at a distance from each other, and
wherein said blades are so machined in the blank that they all have the same orientation, and
wherein, upon moulding, the blank is so moulded that the heels of the blades are aligned along a plane parallel to a lateral face of the blank other than the two largest sides of the blank and other than the trapezoidal opposing sides.

Assignees

• Snecma

Inventors

• Huchin Patrick Emilien Paul Emile
• Deschandol Karine
• DIGARD BROU DE CUISSART Sébastien
• Fargeas Serge
• Soisson Marc
• Texier Anthony
• Piaton Valéry

Classifications

• B23P15/02 Primary

  turbine or like blades from one piece · CPC title

• B22D13/00

  Centrifugal casting; Casting by using centrifugal force · CPC title