Patent ID: 9205522
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B23Q,F01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An equipment for encasing an airfoil of a turbomachine blade in an encasing block, comprising: a base on which a molding block is positioned for casting an encasing material around the airfoil, the molding block rigidly fixed to the base and comprising an imprint that defines a reference plane on the block acting as a support for positioning the block in space, a cradle which holds the blade by six contact points forming a reference frame for positioning the blade in space and defining an orientation plane that represents an angular position of the airfoil relative to a root of the blade, the reference planes and the orientation plane being oriented substantially parallel to the direction of a leading edge of the blade when the blade is positioned against the six contact points; wherein the cradle is configured to move in rotation relative to the base and relative to the molding block about a spindle oriented substantially parallel to the direction of the leading edge of the blade, to allow an angle formed between the reference and orientation planes to be changed.