Patent ID: 9162301
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B23H,B23P

Abstract:
1. A method of rounding an edge of a first slot within at least a second slot of a component at an interface between surfaces of the first slot and the at least second slot, the method comprising: providing an electrochemical machining tool comprising an electrode; securing the electrochemical machining tool to the component; inserting the electrode into the second slot; applying an electrolyte solution between the first slot and the electrode; applying the electrical potential to the electrode and the component to create a potential gradient between the electrode and the edge of the first slot; and removing material from the edge of the first slot by displacing the electrode in a direction towards the edge and along an axis of the electrode to remove the edge by creating a depression in the component, the depression being recessed into the component and having rounded edges.