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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Theodore Brooks, Killingworth, CT (US);
Harvey Richard Toppen, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ; F01D 9/04 ; B05D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 ; F01D 9/04 ; B05D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A locking member for engaging a shield,which is disposed during processing about an airfoil,of a flow directing assembly,, such as a stator vane or rotor blade, is disclosed. Various details are developed for the construction of the locking member. In one embodiment, the locking member is separate from the shield and has projections,that each engage an opening,in the airfoil and tabs,which engage an opening,in the shield. In another embodiment, the shield has a projection,which is attached to the shield.