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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Francesco Piraccini, Ehrendingen, CH;
Andreas Helmut Kaiser, Bad Sackingen, DE;
Pierre-Alain Masserey, Wurenlos, CH;
Arnd Neuer, Weinheim, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/22 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/005 (2013.01); B23P 6/005 (2013.01); F01D 5/225 (2013.01); F01D 5/28 (2013.01); F01D 5/286 (2013.01); F01D 5/288 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/232 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2240/307 (2013.01); F05D 2300/701 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a turbine blade. A turbine blade includes a shroud at a tip of the blade and an airfoil having a leading edge extending between the shroud and a root of the blade; a cutout portion extending at least along the leading edge of the airfoil nearest the shroud; an insert welded to the cutout portion at a weld region; and a weld-free region located between the insert and the cutout portion nearest the shroud.