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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Paul L. Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Graham D. Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Francis E. Nimmons, Fayetteville, OH (US);
J. David Mays, Hamilton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Paul L. Kalmar, Zirconia, NC (US);
Graham D. Sherlock, Greenville, SC (US);
Francis E. Nimmons, Fayetteville, OH (US);
J. David Mays, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for removing a blade from a dovetailed slot in a wheel of a rotating machine. At least one device is adapted to apply a pushing force on a first surface of a blade. A turntable for supporting the wheel has indexing capability to advance the wheel by a predetermined amount. The device can be used to remove one or more blades from the wheel.