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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Shan Liu, Central, SC (US);
Daniel J. Dorriety, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Paul A. Cook, Greenville, SC (US);
Brian Leslie Henderson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Ryan T. Smith, Simpsonville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for creating a braze joint within a component. The system includes an environment operable to reach a braze temperature sufficient to melt at least a portion of a braze material. The system also includes a component within the environment, the component including a base having a base surface, a recess depending from the base surface into the base to an inner edge, and a braze material within the recess and forming a cap above the base surface. The braze material fills the recess from the cap to the inner edge. The cap has an exposed braze surface. The system also includes an insulation layer that at least partially covers the exposed braze surface.