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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2011
Applicants:

James Romanelli, Colchester, CT (US);

Wangen Lin, South Glastonbury, CT (US);

Robert P. Delisle, Colchester, CT (US);

Herbert A. Chin, Portland, CT (US);

James J. Moor, New Hartford, CT (US);

Jesse R. Boyer, Manchester, CT (US);

Inventors:

James Romanelli, Colchester, CT (US);

Wangen Lin, South Glastonbury, CT (US);

Robert P. Delisle, Colchester, CT (US);

Herbert A. Chin, Portland, CT (US);

James J. Moor, New Hartford, CT (US);

Jesse R. Boyer, Manchester, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/02 (2006.01); B29C 67/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for fixturing an airfoil stub during linear friction welding are described. Critical clamping support structures are manufactured by a direct digital manufacturing process such as direct metal laser sintering to minimize time and expense of the process.


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