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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Anthony Constantine Thermos, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Nitin Bhate, Bangalore, IN;
Anthony Constantine Thermos, Greer, SC (US);
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
Mehmet Demiroglu, Troy, NY (US);
Nitin Bhate, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A fixture assembly and inspection method by which the internal diameter and/or concentricity of a segmented annular seal can be readily inspected and optionally measured prior to final installation. The fixture assembly has at least two fixture segments supported on a base, by which an annular fixture housing is defined having an outer rim and a groove with a cross-sectional shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the annular seal. The fixture assembly further includes a device or apparatus for assessing at least one dimensional characteristic of the annular seal when installed in the groove of the fixture housing and as the assessing device/apparatus travels along the interior circumference of the fixture housing.