Shaping tool and method for shaping curved surfaces on workpieces
The present invention relates generally to a tool for shaping curved surfaces on workpieces, and in particular the upper curved surfaces of the fore and aft rails of a gas turbine engine shroud section. The present invention further relates to a method for shaping these curved surfaces with this sha...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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20.01.2004
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| Summary: | The present invention relates generally to a tool for shaping curved surfaces on workpieces, and in particular the upper curved surfaces of the fore and aft rails of a gas turbine engine shroud section. The present invention further relates to a method for shaping these curved surfaces with this shaping tool.
A tool for shaping curved surfaces on a workpiece, in particular upper curved surfaces of the forward and aft rails of a gas turbine engine shroud section. The shaping tool includes a base member for securing the workpiece and a shaping member movable relative to the base member and having one shaping element for each curved surface of the workpiece. The shaping tool also includes cooperating follower and guide members to guide the shaping member through a path as the shaping member is moved relative to the base member such that each of the shaping elements of the shaping member shape the respective curved surfaces of the workpiece. The tool can be used in a method for shaping the curved surfaces of the workpiece where the shaping member is moved in a path such that each of the shaping elements of the shaping member shape the respective curved surfaces of the workpiece and repeating this step until the desired degree of shaping of the curved surfaces of the workpiece is achieved. |
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