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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mathieu Philippe Albert Bichon, Ermont, FR;
Bernard Armand René Costeplane, Bouglon, FR;
Alain Georges Henri Lorieux, Sannois, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing a hollow turbomachine blade made from a titanium alloy of the TA6V type includes a hot twisting step in which an element of the blade is twisted progressively at a temperature above 700° C. by a plurality of bars which are rotated about the twist axis and act on collars previously fixed to the element, the distribution and number of collars being determined according to the desired twist to be imparted and such as to obtain a linear twist development between each collar.