Method and fixture for airfoil array assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9434031
APP PUB NO 20140082940A1
SERIAL NO

13626929

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An example method of assembling a turbomachine airfoil array includes, among other things, securing a partial airfoil array within a fixture, the partial airfoil array having at least one existing airfoil extending radially between an inner and an outer fairing and an open area where at least one existing airfoil has been removed. The method includes mounting a positioning saddle relative to a base of the fixture, the positioning saddle aligned with the open area, holding a replacement airfoil using the positioning saddle, applying a curable material at an interface between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing, and curing the curable material while maintaining a relative position between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing.

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RTX CORPORATION10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Feigleson, Steven J Falmouth, US 31 202
Johnson, Nathan Kennebunk, US 41 496
McMahon, Michael E Shapleigh, US 11 457
Tremblay, Dennis R Biddeford, US 9 61

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