Spindles peening offset fixture for CNC turning
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsJeffrey L. Rosebaugh, Stephen Kapp
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Abstract
A turning fixture including a fixture insert attached to the turning fixture, the fixture insert comprising an upper portion having an upper portion body, the upper portion body includes a central span with a first arm and second arm opposite the first arm, a cavity is defined between the first arm and the second arm along the central span on an inner side of the upper portion body; the fixture insert including a lower portion having a lower portion body that includes a chamber located centrally between a first end and a second end; and a rod is insertable through the lower portion through the chamber, the rod being configured to apply a force to a compressor spindle vane inserted between the upper portion and the lower portion.
Claims20
A turning fixture comprising:
- a fixture insert attached to the turning fixture, the fixture insert comprising an upper portion having an upper portion body, the upper portion body includes a central span with a first arm and second arm opposite the first arm, a cavity is defined between the first arm and the second arm along the central span on an inner side of the upper portion body;
- the fixture insert including a lower portion having a lower portion body that includes a chamber located centrally between a first end and a second end;
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- a rod is insertable through the lower portion through the chamber, the rod being configured to apply a force to a compressor spindle vane inserted between the upper portion and the lower portion.
A turning fixture for machining a compressor spindle vane comprising:
- a fixture insert attached to the turning fixture, the fixture insert comprising an upper portion having an upper portion body, the upper portion body includes a central span with a first arm and second arm opposite the first arm, a cavity is defined between the first arm and the second arm along the central span on an inner side of the upper portion body;
- the fixture insert including a lower portion having a lower portion body that includes a chamber located centrally between a first end and a second end;
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- a rod is insertable through the lower portion through the chamber, the rod being configured to apply a force to an airfoil of the compressor spindle vane inserted between the upper portion and the lower portion.
A process for distorting a compressor spindle vane mounted in a turning fixture comprising:
- inserting the compressor spindle vane into a fixture insert attached the turning fixture between an upper portion and a lower portion;
- forcing a rod against an airfoil of the compressor spindle vane toward a cavity formed in the upper portion;
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- creating an offset in the compressor spindle vane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.