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US 2009/0260994 A1Published application
Electro chemical grinding (ecg) quill and method to manufacture a rotor blade retention slot
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorFrederick Joslin
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Abstract
An Electro Chemical Grinding (ECG) quill includes a tool manufactured of a porous tool material having a multitude of pores. An ECG electrolyte is communicated through a hollow tool shank for communication through the porous tool material to manufacture a slot.
Claims16
An Electro Chemical Grinding (ECG) quill comprising:
- a shaft defined along an axis;
- and
- a tool mounted to said shaft, said tool manufactured of a porous tool material having a multitude of pores which extend from said shaft to an outer surface.
An Electro Chemical Grinding (ECG) quill comprising:
- a shaft defined along an axis, said shaft comprises a hollow shank which defines a multiple of apertures transverse to said axis;
- and
- a tool mounted to said shaft, said tool manufactured of a porous tool material having a multitude of pores in fluid communication with said hollow shank through said multiple of apertures.
A method of machining a slot comprising:
- communicating an Electro Chemical Grinding (ECG) electrolyte through a hollow tool shank for communication through a tool manufactured of a porous tool material
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.