Surface treatment of turbomachinery

US9879536B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9879536-B2
Application numberUS-201514977365-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 21, 2015
Priority dateDec 21, 2015
Publication dateJan 30, 2018
Grant dateJan 30, 2018

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Embodiments of the present disclosure provide surface treatment tools, methodologies, and/or treated turbomachine components. A surface treatment tool according to the present disclosure can include a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck for receiving a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed axial target surface; and a sander or burnishing tool coupled to the lathe assembly and including a sanding or burnishing surface thereon, coupled to a drive system, wherein the sanding or burnishing surface is oriented along a second axis substantially non-parallel with the first axis of rotation, such that the sanding or burnishing surface selectively contacts the target surface of the component to yield a polished target surface.

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What is claimed is: 1. A surface treatment tool comprising: a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck configured to receive a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed axial target surface oriented axially relative to the first axis of rotation; an axially-adjustable tool arm mechanically coupled to the lathe assembly and extending substantially in parallel with the first axis of rot…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9879536B2 cover?
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide surface treatment tools, methodologies, and/or treated turbomachine components. A surface treatment tool according to the present disclosure can include a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck for receiving a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gen Electric
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01D5/025. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 30 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).