Fixture for securing a thin-walled component
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorMatthew Marshall
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Abstract
A fixture for securing a thin-walled component includes a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support. An inflatable pressure element is adapted to press, when inflated, against a flexible liner located adjacent the thin wall of the component. The inflated pressure element and the liner act to damp vibrations in the component during machining of another side of the thin wall. The liner has at least one stiffening element located opposite a position where a machining operation is performed on the other side of the thin wall. The stiffening element holds the liner away from the thin wall to create a cavity between the liner and the thin wall.
Claims10
A fixture for securing a thin-walled component, wherein the fixture includes:
- a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support,
- an inflatable pressure element adapted to press, when inflated, against a flexible liner,
- the flexible liner being adapted to fit between the pressure element and a thin wall of the component,
- wherein the flexible liner has at least one stiffening element located opposite a position where a machining operation is performed on the other side of the thin wall, the stiffening element holding the liner away from the thin wall to create a cavity between the liner and the thin wall and the inflated pressure element and the flexible liner damp vibrations in the component during machining of another side of the thin wall.
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