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US 2015/0147528 A1Published application
Component blending tool
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsWilliam M. Rose, John P. Arrigoni
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Abstract
A component blending tool for forming a pre-determined blended area into a component utilizes a belt having a material removing surface that is contoured to mimic a predetermined depth ratio of the blended area. The tool has an interchangeable shoe that contours the belt and forces the belt upon the component until the pre-determined blended area is
Claims20
A component blending tool comprising:
- a shoe comprising a contour that corresponds to a blend ratio;
- and
- a belt comprising a first surface in slideable contact with the contour and a material removing surface such that said material removing surface is substantially the same as said blend ratio.
A component comprising:
- a face;
- a blended area formed into the face by a belt of a component blending tool;
- and,
- wherein the belt adjacent to the face has a contour that mimics a predetermined depth ratio of the blended area.
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A method of removing an imperfection from a face of a component comprising the steps of:
- determining a desired depth ratio;
- choosing a shoe of the component blending tool that corresponds with the depth ratio;
- mounting the shoe to a car of the component blending tool;
- and
- driving a belt across the shoe and against the face to remove material from the component until the desired depth ratio is reached.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.