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公开(公告)号:US12091981B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US16898629
申请日:2020-06-11
发明人: Julian Matthew Foxall , Trevor Owen Hawke , Andrew Crispin Graham , Chiara Mellucci , Todd William Danko , Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni , Michael Dean Fullington , Margeaux Wallace
CPC分类号: F01D21/003 , F01D25/28 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2230/72 , F05D2230/80 , F05D2250/42 , F05D2260/80
摘要: An insertion tool is provided for an engine defining an access opening and including a component defining at least in part a cavity. The insertion tool includes: an insertion tool arm having a plurality of segments, the insertion tool arm configured for insertion through the access opening into the cavity and the plurality of segments configured to be in a fixed position relative to one another within the cavity; and a base coupled to the insertion tool arm and configured to be positioned outside the cavity and to move the insertion tool arm along at least two degrees of freedom.
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公开(公告)号:US20240280033A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18649333
申请日:2024-04-29
发明人: Julian Matthew Foxall , Trevor Owen Hawke , Andrew Crispin Graham , Chiara Mellucci , Todd William Danko , Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni , Michael Dean Fullington , Margeaux Wallace
CPC分类号: F01D21/003 , F01D25/28 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2230/72 , F05D2230/80 , F05D2250/42 , F05D2260/80
摘要: An insertion tool is provided for an engine defining an access opening and including a component defining at least in part a cavity. The insertion tool includes: an insertion tool arm having a plurality of segments, the insertion tool arm configured for insertion through the access opening into the cavity and the plurality of segments configured to be in a fixed position relative to one another within the cavity; and a base coupled to the insertion tool arm and configured to be positioned outside the cavity and to move the insertion tool arm along at least two degrees of freedom.
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公开(公告)号:US11679898B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US16901386
申请日:2020-06-15
发明人: Todd William Danko , Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni , Margeaux Wallace , Hrishikesh Keshavan , Bernard Patrick Bewlay , Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. , Michael Dean Fullington , Andrew Crispin Graham , Trevor Owen Hawke , Julian Matthew Foxall , Ahmed M ELKady
CPC分类号: B64F5/40 , B05B12/124 , B05B15/68 , B05B15/70 , G01N21/8851 , G01N21/954
摘要: A method for inspecting and repairing a surface of a component of a gas turbine engine, the method including: inserting an inspection and repair tool into an interior of the gas turbine engine; inspecting the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool; performing a repair of the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool from within the interior of the gas turbine engine, the inspection and repair tool remaining within the interior of the gas turbine engine between inspecting the component and performing the repair of the surface of the component.
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公开(公告)号:US20210387746A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US16901386
申请日:2020-06-15
发明人: Todd William Danko , Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni , Margeaux Wallace , Hrishikesh Keshavan , Bernard Patrick Bewlay , Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. , Michael Dean Fullington , Andrew Crispin Graham , Trevor Owen Hawke , Julian Matthew Foxall , Ahmed M ELKady
摘要: A method for inspecting and repairing a surface of a component of a gas turbine engine, the method including: inserting an inspection and repair tool into an interior of the gas turbine engine; inspecting the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool; performing a repair of the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool from within the interior of the gas turbine engine, the inspection and repair tool remaining within the interior of the gas turbine engine between inspecting the component and performing the repair of the surface of the component.
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公开(公告)号:US12031446B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US17707380
申请日:2022-03-29
发明人: Ambarish J. Kulkarni , Byron A. Pritchard , Andrew Crispin Graham , Todd William Danko , Bernard P. Bewlay , Henry Ng , Michael E. Eriksen
CPC分类号: F01D25/002 , B08B1/165 , B08B1/20 , B08B1/32 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2230/72
摘要: A servicing tool for a turbine engine and a method for using thereof are provided. A method includes inserting the tool into an access opening of the turbine engine, contacting a blade of the turbine engine, and removing material from the blade. The tool may comprise a wiper mount and a wiper, including a wiper surface, configured to contact and remove material from the blades. The tool may further comprise a body, an actuator, and fluid flowpaths for deploying the wiper and providing fluid locally to the blades of the turbine engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20220176524A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17111650
申请日:2020-12-04
IPC分类号: B25B23/00 , G01N21/88 , F02C7/00 , G01N21/954
摘要: A tool system for inserting into a cavity, the tool system including a first continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and a second continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and an engagement mechanism configured to couple the connection interfaces of the first and second continua together to form the tool.
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公开(公告)号:US20210388737A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US16898629
申请日:2020-06-11
发明人: Julian Matthew Foxall , Trevor Owen Hawke , Andrew Crispin Graham , Chiara Mellucci , Todd William Danko , Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni , Michael Dean Fullington , Margeaux Wallace
摘要: An insertion tool is provided for an engine defining an access opening and including a component defining at least in part a cavity. The insertion tool includes: an insertion tool arm having a plurality of segments, the insertion tool arm configured for insertion through the access opening into the cavity and the plurality of segments configured to be in a fixed position relative to one another within the cavity; and a base coupled to the insertion tool arm and configured to be positioned outside the cavity and to move the insertion tool arm along at least two degrees of freedom.
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公开(公告)号:US11977217B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US17111650
申请日:2020-12-04
IPC分类号: G02B23/24 , B64F5/40 , F02C7/00 , G01N21/88 , G01N21/954
CPC分类号: G02B23/24 , F02C7/00 , G01N21/8803 , G01N21/954 , G02B23/2476 , B64F5/40 , F05D2220/32
摘要: A tool system for inserting into a cavity, the tool system including a first continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and a second continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and an engagement mechanism configured to couple the connection interfaces of the first and second continua together to form the tool.
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公开(公告)号:US20230311338A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US17713371
申请日:2022-04-05
CPC分类号: B25J13/088 , B25J13/02
摘要: An apparatus comprises a tool having a first portion and a second portion that are separated by at least a first area of articulation. A first inertial measurement unit is affixed with respect to that first portion and a second inertial measurement unit is affixed with respect to that second portion. A control circuit operably couples to those inertial measurement units and receives corresponding information regarding those portions of the tool. The control circuit can then process that received information to generate positional proprioception information as regards those monitored tool portions. By one approach, the control circuit generates that positional proprioception information by first determining an absolute orientation of each of the tool portions independent of one another and then calculating a differential pose as a function of the determined absolute orientation of those tool portions.
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公开(公告)号:US20230313702A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-05
申请号:US17707380
申请日:2022-03-29
发明人: Ambarish J. Kulkarni , Byron A. Pritchard , Andrew Crispin Graham , Todd William Danko , Bernard P. Bewlay , Henry Ng , Michael E. Eriksen
CPC分类号: F01D25/002 , B08B1/005 , B08B1/04 , B08B1/02 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2230/72
摘要: A servicing tool for a turbine engine and a method for using thereof are provided. A method includes inserting the tool into an access opening of the turbine engine, contacting a blade of the turbine engine, and removing material from the blade. The tool may comprise a wiper mount and a wiper, including a wiper surface, configured to contact and remove material from the blades. The tool may further comprise a body, an actuator, and fluid flowpaths for deploying the wiper and providing fluid locally to the blades of the turbine engine.
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