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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
James Brian Powell, San Diego, CA (US);
Scott L. Stafford, San Diego, CA (US);
Luvern John Weber, San Diego, CA (US);
Terry Toshio Akiyama, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A gage tool () for inspecting tolerances of a gas turbine engine seal plate () includes a base plate () and a top plate (). The base plate () includes a base opening () and a slot () with an annular shape sized to receive a seal plate (). The top plate () includes a top opening (). The base opening () and top opening () each provide access to a portion of a seal plate () within the gage tool (). The gage tool () also includes a first gage () with a probe tip for measuring a variation in an outer interlacing surface () of a seal plate () and a seal slide gage () for measuring a force required to rotate the seal plate () within the gage tool.