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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas B. Hyatt, Cromwell, CT (US);
William Richard Ganoe, Jr., Vernon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2006.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); B23P 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/02 (2013.01); B23P 15/02 (2013.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2230/61 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); G05B 19/4099 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45147 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a guide vane is disclosed. The method includes forming a vane blank with sufficient material to fabricate the guide vane in accordance with any one of a plurality of different vane classes. The vane blank is inspected for material inconsistencies, and material is removed from the vane blank to form a desired guide vane in accordance with one of the plurality of vane classes. The inspection process includes disregarding at least one material inconsistency in a region of the vane blank that is removed to form the guide vane.