Patent ID: 9643286
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B23P,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of repairing a turbine engine, comprising the steps of: a) identifying a turbine engine component having a damaged area; b) removing a portion of the turbine engine component proximate the damaged area to accommodate an overlay; c) placing the overlay in a location previously occupied by the removed portion; and d) attaching the overlay to the turbine engine component, wherein the turbine engine component has an original shape prior to having the damaged area, and the overlay has a surface mimicking and conforming generally to at least a portion of the original shape of the turbine engine component, wherein the overlay is a strip of roll-formed material, wherein the overlay includes a first portion extending transversely from a second portion, the first portion having a planar shape, the second portion having a first area with a planar shape and a second area with a curved shape.