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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2006
Applicants:

Michael Scott Lamphere, Hooksett, NH (US);

Bin Wei, Mechanicville, NY (US);

Thomas Walter Rogenski, Rutland, VT (US);

Dan Stewart Dale, Leicester, VT (US);

Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Troy, NY (US);

Jeffrey Francis Wessels, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Michael Scott Lamphere, Hooksett, NH (US);

Bin Wei, Mechanicville, NY (US);

Thomas Walter Rogenski, Rutland, VT (US);

Dan Stewart Dale, Leicester, VT (US);

Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Troy, NY (US);

Jeffrey Francis Wessels, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/78 (2006.01); B23P 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A preform includes an airfoil stub and a dovetail hub. The hub first undergoes electrochemical discharge machining to form a rough dovetail. The airfoil stub undergoes electrochemical machining to form an airfoil. The rough dovetail then undergoes electrochemical discharge machining to form a rough tang. The rough tang is finish machined to form a dovetail extending from the airfoil in a unitary rotor blade.


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