公开(公告)号：US11986897B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17734515

申请日：2022-05-02

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE plc

发明人： James Kell ,  Graeme E Rigg ,  Shamraze Ahmed ,  Monica M Castro Palacios ,  Adam Clare

IPC分类号： B23H9/10 ,  B23K26/035 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K101/00

CPC分类号： B23H9/10 ,  B23K26/035 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K2101/001

摘要： A method for the removal of debris (75) from an aperture (60), the aperture comprising a first aperture diameter (64) and extending along a first axis (62) over a first distance (63), the method comprising the steps of aligning a beam of energy (80) with the first axis such that the beam of energy is coaxially aligned with the aperture, the beam of energy comprising both an energy sufficient to remove the debris, and a first beam diameter (82) which is less than the first aperture diameter; and, exposing the debris to the beam of energy in order to remove the debris from the aperture.

公开(公告)号：US09347855B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US14054237

申请日：2013-10-15

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： James Kell ,  Thomas Frederick Danvers ,  Mark Richard Chetwyn

IPC分类号： G01M15/14 ,  F01D21/00

CPC分类号： G01M15/14 ,  F01D21/003 ,  F05D2260/80

摘要： An inspection arrangement including an inspection element and a positioning tool for positioning the inspection element, the inspection element being attachable to the positioning tool by an attachment arrangement, and having a fixing element to present the inspection element in use, the fixing element including a plurality of radially extending resilient elements.

摘要翻译： 一种检查装置，包括检查元件和用于定位检查元件的定位工具，检查元件通过附接装置可附接到定位工具，并具有固定元件以使检查元件在使用中，固定元件包括多个 径向延伸的弹性元件。

公开(公告)号：US10525595B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15617512

申请日：2017-06-08

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE plc

发明人： Andrew D Norton ,  James Kell ,  Dragos A Axinte

IPC分类号： G05B19/418 ,  B25J9/16

摘要： A method of controlling at least one of a first robot and a second robot to collaborate within a system, the first robot and the second robot being physically separate to one another, the method including: receiving sensed data associated with the second robot; determining position and/or orientation of the second robot using the received sensed data; determining an action for the second robot using the determined position and/or orientation of the second robot; and providing a control signal to the second robot to cause the second robot to perform the determined action to collaborate with the first robot.

公开(公告)号：US10345785B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15051844

申请日：2016-02-24

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE plc

发明人： James Kell ,  Thomas Frederick Danvers ,  Adam Nagy ,  Dragos Aurelian Axinte ,  Mark Hugh Raffles ,  Amir Rabani ,  Salvador Cobos-Guzman

IPC分类号： G05B19/19 ,  B23Q17/24 ,  B23Q15/02 ,  F01D15/06 ,  B23Q1/50 ,  B23Q17/22 ,  B23P6/00

摘要： A tool for machining an object comprising: a first part including a rotatable member, the rotatable member being rotatable to cause rotation of a machine tool; a second part; a joint coupling the first part and the second part to enable relative movement between the first part and the second part; and a sensor to sense an object to be machined.

公开(公告)号：US10213919B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15062938

申请日：2016-03-07

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： Dragos Aurelian Axinte ,  Xin Dong ,  Mark Hugh Raffles ,  Adam Nagy ,  James Kell

IPC分类号： B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16

摘要： A flexible tool comprising: a plurality of rigid members spaced along a longitudinal axis; a plurality of flexible members extending between the plurality of rigid members and being arranged to enable the plurality of rigid members to diverge from the longitudinal axis and define a work volume for the flexible tool, at least some of the plurality of flexible members being unevenly spaced around the longitudinal axis, and/or a physical characteristic of at least some of the plurality of flexible members varying along the longitudinal axis, to cause the work volume and/or stiffness of the flexible tool to be asymmetric relative to the longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US09703090B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14675987

申请日：2015-04-01

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： James Kell

IPC分类号： G02B23/24 ,  B23K26/03 ,  B23K26/064 ,  G01N21/954 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/34 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/211 ,  G02B27/09 ,  F01D21/00

CPC分类号： G02B23/2469 ,  B23K26/0096 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/211 ,  B23K26/34 ,  B23K26/352 ,  F01D21/003 ,  G01N21/954 ,  G01N2021/9546 ,  G02B23/2423 ,  G02B27/0944

摘要： A boroscope has a first end and a second end and the first end of the boroscope has an optical fiber, a light source, a lens, a beam expander and a transmissive diffractive optical element. The optical fiber extends from the first end of the boroscope to the second end of the boroscope. A laser optical fiber extends from the lens at the first end of the boroscope to the second end of the boroscope and a laser source is arranged to direct a laser beam into the laser optical fiber. The beam expander is provided between the laser optical fiber and the lens and the lens is provided between the beam expander and the transmissive diffractive optical element. The transmissive diffractive optical element is arranged to produce a laser beam with a predetermined shape and a focal length probe extends from the first end of the boroscope.

公开(公告)号：US09567872B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US14727298

申请日：2015-06-01

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： Daniel Clark ,  Justin Burrows ,  James Kell

IPC分类号： F01D5/00 ,  F01D25/28 ,  F01D21/00 ,  G02B23/24 ,  B23Q9/00 ,  B23Q17/24 ,  F01D9/06 ,  F16L3/01 ,  F16M13/02

CPC分类号： F01D25/285 ,  B23Q9/0042 ,  B23Q17/2409 ,  F01D5/005 ,  F01D9/02 ,  F01D9/065 ,  F01D21/003 ,  F01D25/002 ,  F05D2230/72 ,  F05D2240/14 ,  F05D2260/83 ,  F16L3/01 ,  F16L3/02 ,  F16M13/02 ,  F16M13/022 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  Y10T29/49318 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： An apparatus for supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus. The apparatus includes a support structure, the support structure having a central member and a plurality of support members pivotally mounted on the central member. The support members are movable between a non-deployed position in which the support members extend a minimum distance from the central member and a deployed position in which the support members extend a maximum distance from the central member.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在组装的装置中支撑工具的装置。 所述装置包括支撑结构，所述支撑结构具有中心构件和可枢转地安装在所述中心构件上的多个支撑构件。 支撑构件可在非展开位置之间移动，其中支撑构件从中心构件延伸最小距离和展开位置，其中支撑构件从中心构件延伸最大距离。

公开(公告)号：US09409262B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14156895

申请日：2014-01-16

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： James Kell ,  Samantha Helen Davies ,  Dragos Axinte ,  Mark Daine

IPC分类号： B23P6/00 ,  F01D5/00 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/40

CPC分类号： B23P6/002 ,  B23K26/0622 ,  B23K26/361 ,  B23K26/362 ,  B23K26/40 ,  B23K2101/001 ,  B23K2103/50 ,  F01D5/005 ,  F05D2230/13 ,  F05D2230/80 ,  Y10T29/49318

摘要： A repair method for repairing a component (6a) of a gas turbine engine (10). The method comprises first and second steps. The first step comprises directing an energy beam toward the component (6a) to ablate a first region (54) of material to form a gap extending through the component (6a) between a repair region (58) a base region (58) of the component, wherein subsequent to the first step the repair region (58) and base region (56) are joined by a connecting portion (60). In the second step, an energy beam is direct toward the component (6a) to ablate the repair region (58) to remove the repair region (58) from the component (6a).

摘要翻译： 一种修理燃气涡轮发动机（10）的部件（6a）的方法。 该方法包括第一和第二步骤。 第一步骤包括将能量束引导向组件（6a）以烧蚀材料的第一区域（54）以形成延伸穿过部件（6a）的间隙，该修复区域（58）的基部区域（58） 其中在第一步骤之后，修理区域（58）和基部区域（56）通过连接部分（60）连接。 在第二步骤中，能量束直接朝向部件（6a）以烧蚀修复区域（58）以从部件（6a）移除修复区域（58）。

公开(公告)号：US11209791B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16410207

申请日：2019-05-13

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE plc

发明人： James Kell ,  Thomas Frederick Danvers ,  Adam Nagy ,  Dragos Aurelian Axinte ,  Mark Hugh Raffles ,  Amir Rabani ,  Salvador Cobos-Guzman

IPC分类号： G05B19/19 ,  B23Q17/24 ,  B23Q15/02 ,  F01D15/06 ,  B23Q1/50 ,  B23Q17/22 ,  B23P6/00

摘要： A tool for machining an object including a first part including a rotatable member that is rotatable to cause rotation of a machine tool, a second part, a joint coupling the first part and the second part to enable relative movement between the first part and the second part, and a sensor to sense an object to be machined.

公开(公告)号：US10217208B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15219973

申请日：2016-07-26

申请人： ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

发明人： James Kell ,  Adriano Pulisciano ,  Thomas Frederick Danvers ,  Graeme Eric Rigg

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/00 ,  F01D25/28 ,  F01D5/12 ,  F01D9/04 ,  G01M15/14 ,  G02B23/24 ,  F01D25/24 ,  G01N21/954 ,  H04N5/247 ,  F01D21/00 ,  H04N5/225

摘要： An apparatus for inspecting a turbomachine includes a plurality of boroscopes, a device to rotate the rotor of the turbomachine and a processor having reference measurements of the rotor blades and/or reference measurements between the rotor blades and the boroscopes. A boroscope is inserted in a casing aperture upstream of the blades to view the leading edge and a portion of one of the surfaces of each blade as the rotor is rotated. A boroscope is inserted in a casing aperture downstream of the blades to view the trailing edge and a portion of one of the surfaces of each blade as the rotor is rotated. The boroscopes supply the images of each of the blades to the processor. The processor analyses the images of the blades and uses the reference measurements to determine the position and size of any defect on any of the rotor blades.