Device for surface blasting component

A device for surface blasting a component, comprising:

• at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein a cross-section of the machining chamber is W-shaped and is bounded by two outer, substantially vertical long sides and two inner, substantially horizontal short sides, each of the outer, substantially vertical long sides and the inner, substantially horizontal short sides formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• and
• wherein each transition region between the outer, substantially vertical long sides and the inner, substantially horizontal short sides one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.

A device for surface blasting a component, comprising:

• at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein a cross-section of the machining chamber is V-shaped and includes two substantially vertical sides and one substantially horizontal side, at least each of the substantially vertical sides formed by one of the oscillating surfaces;
• and
• wherein each transition region between the substantially vertical sides and the substantially horizontal side one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.

A method, comprising:

• blasting a component in a device for surface blasting the component, the device including at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side and the at least one substantially horizontal side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein the substantially vertical sides are arranged approximately parallel to one of (a) a surface contour and (b) an envelope of the surface contour to be blasted of the section of the component extending into the machining chamber;
• and
• wherein each transition region between the substantially vertical sides and the substantially horizontal side one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.

A method, comprising:

• simultaneously, bilaterally, ultrasonically shot blasting a component in a device for surface blasting the component, the component including one of (a) a gas turbine blade and (b) an integrally bladed gas turbine rotor, the device including at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side and the at least one substantially horizontal side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein the substantially vertical sides are arranged approximately parallel to one of (a) a surface contour and (b) an envelope of the surface contour to be blasted of the section of the component extending into the machining chamber;
• and
• wherein each transition region between the substantially vertical sides and the substantially horizontal side one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.

A device for surface blasting a component, comprising:

• at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein the substantially vertical sides are arranged approximately parallel to one of (a) a surface contour and (b) an envelope of the surface contour to be blasted of the section of the component extending into the machining chamber;
• wherein a cross-section of the machining chamber is W-shaped and is bounded by two outer, substantially vertical long sides and two inner, substantially horizontal short sides, each of the outer, substantially vertical long sides and the inner, substantially horizontal short sides formed by one of the oscillating surfaces;
• wherein each transition region between the outer, substantially vertical long sides and the inner, substantially horizontal short sides one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.

A device for surface blasting a component, comprising:

• at least one vibrator having at least one oscillating surface arranged to define a machining chamber adapted to receive a section to be blasted of the component, the machining chamber bounded cross-sectionally by at least three sides, including at least two substantially vertical sides and at least one substantially horizontal side, each substantially vertical side formed by a respective oscillating surface;
• wherein the substantially vertical sides are arranged approximately parallel to one of (a) a surface contour and (b) an envelope of the surface contour to be blasted of the section of the component extending into the machining chamber;
• wherein a cross-section of the machining chamber is V-shaped and includes two substantially vertical sides and one substantially horizontal side, at least each of the substantially vertical sides formed by one of the oscillating surfaces;
• wherein each transition region between the substantially vertical sides and the substantially horizontal side one of (a) forms one of the oscillating surfaces and (b) includes an injector.