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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Michael Ludlow, Belfast, GB;
David McCracken, Belfast, GB;
Rohr, Inc., Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a sector of an annular component having an arrangement for securely retaining at least a portion of a blank mountable thereon. The retaining arrangement is adapted for leaving a portion of the retainable blank accessible. A punch is provided having an external surface contour shaped to correspond to the shape of all or a part of the profile of the sector of the annular component from a trailing edge to a leading edge and/or from a leading edge to an inlet edge. The apparatus has a cooperating forming arrangement for forming the profile of the sector of the annular component from the leading edge to the inlet edge. The retaining arrangement is adapted for forming a clamping boundary enclosing the accessible part of the blank to be formed by the punch.