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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis William Roberts, Schenectady, NY (US);
David Alan Caruso, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Joseph Michael Pelech, Rexford, NY (US);
Kiernan Francis Ryan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John Clifton Williams, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/00 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing the formation of burrs during machining of turbine bucket covers of a turbine assembly includes the steps of inserting a filler material in a gap formed between adjacent bucket covers of a turbine assembly, machining the bucket covers to produce a desired profile for the bucket covers, and removing the filler material.