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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Wendell V. Twelves, Jr., Glastonbury, CT (US);
John P. Rizzo, Jr., Vernon, CT (US);
Evan Butcher, Manchester, CT (US);
Lexia Kironn, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Joseph Ott, Enfield, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of an apparatus includes a centrifugal drive unit, an arm assembly, an optional dynamic balancing ring, and a workpiece fixture. The arm assembly is operatively connected to the centrifugal drive unit and configured to revolve about a primary axis perpendicular to the arm. The workpiece fixture is mounted to the arm assembly, and is configured to rotate at least one workpiece about at least one secondary axis outboard of the primary axis.