# US 10,369,674 B2 · Vibratory treatment apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,369,674 B2 - Document ID: US10369674B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/602,550 - Filed: 2017-05-23 - Published: 2017-12-07 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-02 - Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG; Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG; Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Inventors: João Paulo Siqueira Cezario; Chow Cher Wong; Dennis Tan Cheng Cheh; Wei Chuen Wallace Ong; Goetz G Feldmann; Ampara Aramcharoen; Kok Li Tan; Chao Yen Liew - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369674B2 ## CPC - B24B 31/003: {whereby the workpieces are mounted on a holder and are immersed in the abrasive material} - B24B 19/14: for grinding turbine blades, propeller blades or the like (using grinding belts B24B21/16) - B24B 31/062: {the workpieces travelling through the containers (B24B31/067, B24B31/073 take precedence)} - B24B 31/064: {the workpieces being fitted on a support} - B24B 57/02: for feeding of fluid, sprayed, pulverised, or liquefied grinding, polishing or lapping agents - B24B: MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING (grinding of gear teeth B23F, of screw-threads B23G1/36; by electro-erosion B23H; abrasive or related blasting B24C; tools for grinding, buffing or sharpening B24D; polishing compositions C09G1/00; abrasives C09K3/14; electrolytic etching or polishing C25F3/00; grinding arrangements for use on assembled railway tracks E01B31/17); DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS ## Abstract Vibratory treatment apparatus including a first receptacle arranged to receive media for vibratory treatment of the article, the first receptacle defining a first aperture; and a first valve positioned at the first aperture of the first receptacle, the first valve being arranged to allow passage of the article there through and to prevent the flow of media through the first aperture. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Vibratory treatment apparatus comprising: a first receptacle defining a cavity having an opening arranged to receive vibratory media for vibratory treatment of an article, the first receptacle defining a first aperture opposite the opening of the cavity; and a first valve positioned at the first aperture of the first receptacle, the first valve being arranged to allow passage of the article there through and to prevent the flow of the vibratory media through the first aperture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second receptacle arranged to receive the first receptacle therein, the first receptacle having a first depth and the second receptacle having a second depth, the first depth being less than the second depth. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first receptacle is coupled to the second receptacle via one or more fasteners. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a width of the first receptacle is less than a width of the second receptacle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a length of the first receptacle is less than a length of the second receptacle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a fixture arranged to support an article for receiving vibratory treatment; and a first actuator arranged to move the fixture relative to the first receptacle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fixture is arranged to support a plurality of articles for receiving vibratory treatment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second actuator arranged to move the first receptacle to vibrate the media relative to the first receptacle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first receptacle defines a second aperture, and the apparatus further comprises a second valve positioned at the second aperture of the first receptacle, the second valve being arranged to allow passage of another article there through and to prevent flow of the media through the second aperture. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the media is vibratory polishing media. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the media is vibratory peening media. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) Vibratory treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the article is a fan blade of a gas turbine engine. ### Claim 13 A method of vibratory treating an article, the method comprising: providing a vibratory treatment apparatus, the vibratory treatment apparatus comprising: a first receptacle defining a cavity having an opening arranged to receive vibratory media for vibratory treatment of an article, the first receptacle defining a first aperture opposite the opening of the cavity; and a first valve positioned at the first aperture of the first receptacle, the first valve being arranged to allow passage of the article there through and to prevent the flow of the vibratory media through the first aperture; and controlling movement of the article relative to the first receptacle and through the first aperture of the first receptacle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises: controlling a second actuator to move the first receptacle to vibrate the media relative to the first receptacle.