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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Lehto, Crowley, TX (US);
Eric C. Boyle, Haslet, TX (US);
Sven R. Lofstrom, Irving, TX (US);
David Littlejohn, Haslet, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/46 (2006.01); B25B 27/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/48 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/46 (2013.01); B25B 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/48 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); F01D 25/285 (2013.01); F05D 2230/70 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49318 (2015.01);
Abstract
A rotor blade disassembly method includes applying spanwise support to a rotor blade body and heating a bond disposed on an end of the rotor blade body. The method also includes removing the spanwise support from the rotor blade body and exerting shear stress on the bond using weight of the rotor blade body. A blade disassembly system is also described.