Patent ID: 6061886
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B23P,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
A turbine blade fitting apparatus for fitting multiple turbine blades radially to a disc having multiple disc grooves formed in its periphery, said turbine blades having base parts and tips, the apparatus comprising:a first pedestal for supporting the disc horizontally, said disc supported thereby having an upper face;a second pedestal for temporarily holding a blade preassembly, said blade preassembly having an upper face, said blade preassembly being made by preassembling the turbine blades into a ring by connecting together the tips at a position such that the upper face of the blade preassembly is higher than the upper face of the disc;an elastic member for lowerably supporting the second pedestal; anda pushing mechanism for fitting the base parts of the turbine blades into the disc grooves by pushing down the blade preassembly on the second pedestal from above.