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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Benedict Kazirskis, Acworth, GA (US);
Lawrence Michael Grycko, Lockport, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/005 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23P 6/005 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 5/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/063 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F01D 5/3053 (2013.01); F01D 5/3061 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); F01D 5/303 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/232 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49318 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method to repair a peripheral portion of a body including: removing a damaged portion from a peripheral region of the body; mounting a replacement ring to the body after removal of the damaged portion; forming an interior groove between the inner surface of the replacement ring and the peripheral surface of the body, wherein the groove is between ridges; welding the replacement ring to the body, wherein weld material is applied only within end grooves, and leaving a void in said center section after the welding of the replacement ring to the body.