Patent ID: 9289861
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B23P,B23Q,B24B,F01D,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for recontouring a gas turbine blade, comprising: at least one support configured to contact an edge of a gas turbine blade during recontouring of the gas turbine blade; at least one side bearing configured to contact a suction side, or a pressure side, of the gas turbine blade during the recontouring; a machining unit, wherein the machining unit machines the edge as the machining unit travels in a machining direction along the edge of the gas turbine blade, and wherein the device is configured such that the machining unit can be moved in at least one direction perpendicular to the machining direction; and at least one pressing device, wherein the at least one pressing device applies a force that presses one or more side bearings of the at least one side bearing to the suction side, or to the pressure side, of the gas turbine blade that faces the one or more side bearings of the at least one side bearing, and wherein the at least one pressing device comprises one or more elements from the group consisting of: a pneumatic element, a hydraulic element, and a spring element.