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US 2026/0257266 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for applying chaplets on ceramic cores in the manufacture of airfoils
AssigneePCC Airfoils, Inc.
InventorsAndrew CROSS, Brent POLEN
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Abstract
A method of preparing a ceramic core for wax injection in an investment casting process includes: (a) applying a predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core in a predetermined location with a machine applicator; (b) securing the predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core to form a chaplet; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) to form a plurality of chaplets on the ceramic core.
Claims21
A method of preparing a ceramic core for wax injection in an investment casting process, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core in a predetermined location with a machine applicator;
- (b) securing the predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core to form a chaplet;
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- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) to form a plurality of chaplets on the ceramic core.
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A system for preparing a ceramic core for wax injection in an investment casting process, the system comprising:
- a robotic end effector configured to pick a ceramic core and move the ceramic core to a plurality of predetermined three-dimensional (3D) locations;
- a machine applicator configured to apply a predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core in predetermined locations;
- a securing station configured to secure the predetermined amount of material to the ceramic core;
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- a controller comprising:
- a processor;
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- a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions include:
- where and when to move the robotic end effector;
- when to activate the machine applicator;
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- when to activate the securing station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.