The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Dieter Schneefeld, Walkertshofen, DE;
Erich Thaler, Dachau, DE;
Georg Muschal, Erding, DE;
Karl Katheder, Munich, DE;
MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muenchen GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a friction welding process for mounting blades of a blade carrier (,) of a flow machine as well as a shielding gas shower for supplying gas to welding surfaces. To achieve this, a plurality of longitudinally extending welding surfaces (,) are provided on the circumference of the blade carrier (,), are oriented at a blade angle &bgr; relative to the rotation axis (R) of the blade carrier (,), and are respectively welded together with a welding surface (,) of a blade (,). The welding temperature necessary for joining the bodies (blade carrier (,), blade (,)) is achieved by pressing together the welding surfaces (,) and simultaneous oscillating relative motion (P) of the bodies (,) in the welding plane (E), whereby a shielding gas (S) flows around the welding surfaces (,) during the relative motion (P). The shielding gas flow S follows the contour of the blade carrier and the blade and thus serves to provide a closed shielding gas curtain for protecting the welding surface. In order to ensure a gas supply to the welding surfaces from all sides to the extent possible during the relative motion, the shielding gas shower, which is stationary relative to one of the bodies, comprises a gas outlet opening facing the welding surfaces.