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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Ambarish J. Kulkarni, Glenville, NY (US);
Byron A. Pritchard, Loveland, OH (US);
Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;
Todd William Danko, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bernard P. Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Henry Ng, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael E. Eriksen, Milford, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED, Altrincham, GB;
Abstract
A servicing tool for a turbine engine and a method for using thereof are provided. A method includes inserting the tool into an access opening of the turbine engine, contacting a blade of the turbine engine, and removing material from the blade. The tool may comprise a wiper mount and a wiper, including a wiper surface, configured to contact and remove material from the blades. The tool may further comprise a body, an actuator, and fluid flowpaths for deploying the wiper and providing fluid locally to the blades of the turbine engine.