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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Kevin William Meyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 53/095 (2006.01); B24B 39/02 (2006.01); B24B 49/08 (2006.01); B24B 55/04 (2006.01); B24B 55/02 (2006.01); C21D 7/08 (2006.01); B24B 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 53/095 (2013.01); B24B 39/02 (2013.01); B24B 39/023 (2013.01); B24B 39/04 (2013.01); B24B 49/08 (2013.01); B24B 55/02 (2013.01); B24B 55/045 (2013.01); C21D 7/08 (2013.01); B24B 55/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A burnishing tool and a method of additively manufacturing components of the burnishing tool are provided. The burnishing tool includes a burnishing element for burnishing a workpiece. The burnishing element is positioned between an upper nozzle and a lower nozzle which are additively manufactured to define a plurality of internal fluid passageways for receiving, distributing, and discharging a burnishing fluid to facilitate cooling and/or lubrication of the burnishing element and/or the workpiece.