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US 2011/0306275 A1Published application
Component finishing tool
OwnerMatthew D. Nicolson, David E. Valentine +1inventors
InventorsMatthew D. Nicolson, David E. Valentine, John M. Schmartz
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Abstract
An example finishing tool form assembly includes a base and a superabrasive bonded to a surface of the base. The superabrasive is configured to be reciprocated with the base relative to a longitudinally extending recess of a component to finish at least one surface of the component.
Claims17
1) A finishing tool form comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a superabrasive bonded to a surface of the base, wherein the superabrasive is configured to be reciprocated with the base relative to a longitudinally extending recess of a component to finish at least one surface of the component.
8) A turbomachine component finishing tool assembly comprising:
- a fixture;
- and
- a form mountable to the fixture, the form including an abrasive bonded to a base, wherein the fixture is configured to reciprocate the form relative to a surface of a turbomachine component.
14) A turbomachine surface finishing method comprising:
- reciprocating a base relative to a surface of a turbomachine component;
- and
- finishing the surface with an abrasive bonded to the reciprocating base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.