Patent ID: 7334306
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: B23Q,B25B,F01D,F05D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for fabricating a turbine nozzle, said apparatus comprises: a fixture assembly for aligning a turbine nozzle that includes at least two turbine nozzle singlets that each include an outer band, an inner band, and a vane extending therebetween that includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge; at least two support members extending from said fixture assembly, each said support member comprising a first abutment surface and a second abutment surface, a first of said at least two support members for contacting at least one of the trailing edge and the leading edge of a first of the turbine nozzle vanes; at least two locating features extending from said fixture assembly, a first of said locating features for contacting one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the first turbine nozzle vane; and at least two biasing members coupled to said fixture assembly, a first of said biasing members for biasing the first turbine nozzle vane against said first locating feature.