Patent ID: 9611753
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F01D,F05D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for inspecting a turbine blade tip shroud, the apparatus comprising: a frame comprising a top surface and a bottom surface that is alignable with the turbine blade tip shroud; at least one z-notch inspection slot that passes through the frame from the top surface to the bottom surface and is positioned to align with at least one z-notch of the turbine blade tip shroud when the frame is aligned on the turbine blade tip shroud; and a removable z-notch inspection insert comprising a cross-sectional profile substantially matching the at least one z-notch inspection slot and comprising a z-notch guide face that faces the z-notch of the turbine blade tip shroud when the removable z-notch inspection insert is passed through the z-notch inspection slot, further comprising a first stop connected to the bottom surface of the frame to contact a first side surface of the turbine blade tip shroud.