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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John David Ward, Jr., Woodruff, SC (US);
Juan Pablo Cilia, Delmar, NY (US);
James Ryan Connor, Greenville, SC (US);
Jason Adam Neville, Greenville, SC (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Rexford, NY (US);
Neil Robert Peddar, Benfleet, GB;
Antonio Rodriguez, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Daniel Howard Tragesser, Marietta, GA (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A bucket tip shroud measurement fixture includes a frame extending from a first end to a second end through an intermediate portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first tip shroud fixing member extending from the second surface of the frame at the first end, and a second tip shroud fixing member extending from the second surface of the frame at the second end. The first and second tip shroud fixing members are configured and disposed to retain and establish an orientation of a bucket tip shroud relative the frame. A plurality of reference points are provided on the frame. The plurality of reference points are configured and disposed to receive a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) probe.