Apparatus and method for peening of machine components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael Ericson Friedman, Colin Beckwith Spellmeyer, Bryan Edward Williams, Paul Lawrence Kalmar
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Abstract
A peening device for treating a component includes a shot media propulsion source configured to propel a quantity of shot media. The device also includes a plurality of treatment enclosures each selectively coupleable to the shot media propulsion source. Each of the treatment enclosures has a shape complementary to a corresponding one of a plurality of portions of the component, such that each treatment enclosure and the corresponding portion cooperate to enclose the shot media.
Claims20
A peening device for treating a component, said device comprising:
- a shot media propulsion source configured to propel a quantity of shot media;
- and
- a plurality of treatment enclosures each selectively coupleable to said shot media propulsion source, each of said treatment enclosures has a shape complementary to a corresponding one of a plurality of portions of the component, such that each said treatment enclosure and the corresponding portion cooperate to enclose the shot media.
A set of treatment enclosures for a peening device, the peening device configured for treating a component, said set of treatment enclosures comprising:
- a first treatment enclosure selectively coupleable to a shot media propulsion source of the peening device, said first treatment enclosure has a shape complementary to a first surface of the component, such that said first treatment enclosure and the first surface cooperate to enclose the shot media;
- and
- a second treatment enclosure selectively coupleable to the shot media propulsion source, said second treatment enclosure has a shape complementary to a second surface of the component, such that said second treatment enclosure and the second surface cooperate to enclose the shot media.
A method of treating a component using a peening device, the peening device including a shot media propulsion source, the method comprising:
- coupling a first of a plurality of treatment enclosures to the shot media propulsion source;
- positioning the peening device with respect to a first portion of the component;
- activating the shot media propulsion source, wherein the first treatment enclosure has a shape complementary to the first portion of the component such that the first treatment enclosure and the first portion cooperate to enclose shot media propelled by the shot media propulsion source;
- coupling a second of the plurality of treatment enclosures to the shot media propulsion source;
- positioning the peening device with respect to a second portion of the component;
- and
- reactivating the shot media propulsion source, wherein the second treatment enclosure has a shape complementary to the second portion of the component such that the second treatment enclosure and the second portion cooperate to enclose shot media propelled by the shot media propulsion source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.