Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for inspecting turbomachine components in-situ
- Patent Title (中): 用于现场检查涡轮机组件的装置
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Application No.: US13181803Application Date: 2011-07-13
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Publication No.: US08365584B1Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: Diego Quinones , Daniel Lawrence Banowetz , Gareth William David Lewis , Thomas Earnest Moldenhauer
- Applicant: Diego Quinones , Daniel Lawrence Banowetz , Gareth William David Lewis , Thomas Earnest Moldenhauer
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agent James W. Pemrick; Ernest G. Cusick; Frank A. Landgraff
- Main IPC: G01M15/14
- IPC: G01M15/14

Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for inspecting a component of a turbomachine in-situ. The apparatus includes an end effector having a frame defining a stable platform with a curved surface of the component, a spring loaded suspension attached to the frame, and a probe connected to a wedge member, where the probe and wedge member are connected to the spring loaded suspension. The probe is configured to inspect the component by passing signals through the wedge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130014571A1 APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING TURBOMACHINE COMPONENTS IN-SITU Public/Granted day:2013-01-17
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