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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2007
Applicants:

Robert Allan Ahti, Hillsborough, NH (US);

David Donald Genest, Deerfield, NH (US);

George Michael Archer, Bedford, NH (US);

Benjamin John Kortz, Rutland, VT (US);

Brian Daniel Rohm, Seville, OH (US);

Michael Anthony Umney, Oregonia, OH (US);

Inventors:

Robert Allan Ahti, Hillsborough, NH (US);

David Donald Genest, Deerfield, NH (US);

George Michael Archer, Bedford, NH (US);

Benjamin John Kortz, Rutland, VT (US);

Brian Daniel Rohm, Seville, OH (US);

Michael Anthony Umney, Oregonia, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for performing a polishing operation on a component is disclosed, the system comprising a robot, a fixture, a mount system for attaching the fixture to a robotic arm and a drive system mounted on the fixture for driving a polishing tool such that the location of the point of contact of the polishing tool with respect to the component is maintained constant during the polishing operation.


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