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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Gordon M Reed, Plantsville, CT (US);
Kenneth M Boucher, Branford, CT (US);
Stanley J Funk, Plainville, CT (US);
James F Dolan, Meriden, CT (US);
William A Nehez, Sr, Wallingford, CT (US);
Christopher P Jordan, Middletownn, CT (US);
Foster P Lamm, South Windsor, CT (US);
John H Vontell, Manchester, CT (US);
Joseph Bak, Eastford, CT (US);
James Whitton, East Berlin, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A fixture 56 for disposing laser blocking material 52 on the interior of an airfoil 10 is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which allow for the repetitive disposition of the laser blocking material in one airfoil after another. In one embodiment, the fixture includes a sprue plate 62 and locating block 126 which are spanwisely spaced and engage the ends 14, 18 of the airfoil.