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US 2013/0276456 A1Published application
Airfoil including member connected by articulated joint
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsTracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Anita L. Tracy
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Abstract
An airfoil includes a body that has a platform, an airfoil extending outwardly from a side of the platform and a root extending outwardly from another side of the platform. A member is connected in an articulated joint to the body.
Claims20
An airfoil comprising:
- a body including a platform, an airfoil extending outwardly from a side of the platform and a root extending outwardly from another side of the platform;
- and
- a member connected in an articulated joint to the body.
A turbine engine comprising:
- optionally, a fan;
- a compressor section;
- a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section;
- and
- a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor, the turbine section being coupled to drive the compressor section and the fan, and
- at least one of the fan, the compressor section and the turbine section including an airfoil having a body including a platform, an airfoil extending outwardly from a side of the platform and a root extending outwardly from another side of the platform, and a member connected in an articulated joint to the body.
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A method for processing an airfoil, the method comprising:
- depositing multiple layers of a powdered metal onto one another;
- joining the layers to one another with reference to data relating to a particular cross-section of an airfoil;
- and
- producing the airfoil with a body including a platform, an airfoil extending outwardly from a side of the platform and a root extending outwardly from another side of the platform, and a member connected in an articulated joint to the body.
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A method for processing an airfoil, the method comprising:
- providing an airfoil that includes a body having a platform, an airfoil extending outwardly from a side of the platform and a root extending outwardly from another side of the platform;
- providing a damper member including a damper body;
- and
- forming an articulated joint to connect the body and a damper member together such that the damper body extends adjacent the platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.