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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Christopher Booth, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Scott Gabell Riddell, Greer, SC (US);
Megan Michela Wilson, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/122 (2013.01); F05B 2260/96 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11); Y10T 29/49316 (2015.01);
Abstract
A rigid template for aligning surface features on a rotor blade is disclosed. The rigid template is shaped to correspond to the surface of the rotor blade. Further, the rigid template includes a base end and a tail end opposite the base end. The base end is configured to connect to an alignment structure, the alignment structure being fixed relative to the rotor blade. The tail end includes at least one marker configured to locate at least one surface feature on the surface of the rotor blade.