Tool alignment fixture
First Claim
1. An apparatus for aligning a pressure tapping tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
an engagement portion of said base, said engagement portion for engaging a component to limit relative movement between said base and the component;
at least one guide mounted adjacent said base, wherein positioning a pressure tapping tool against said at least one guide aligns the pressure tapping tool for pressure tapping the component; and
a compressible material for positioning between said engagement portion and the component, said compressible material at least partially compressed when said engagement portion engages the component,wherein said engagement portion includes an edge portion defining an aperture, said edge portion surrounding an extension of said compressible material, and said extension contacts said edge portion to limit relative movement between said compressible material and said engagement portion.
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Abstract
An example apparatus for aligning a pressure tapping tool includes a base having an engagement portion. The engagement portion engages a component to limit relative movement between the base and the component. At least one guide mounts adjacent the base. Positioning a pressure tapping tool against the guide aligns the pressure tapping tool for pressure tapping the component. An example method of pressure tapping a component includes limiting relative movement between a fixture and a component and guiding a tool along a fixture when pressure tapping the component. The example may include guiding the tool along different portions of the fixture to pressure tap different portions of the component.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for aligning a pressure tapping tool, the apparatus comprising:
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a base; an engagement portion of said base, said engagement portion for engaging a component to limit relative movement between said base and the component; at least one guide mounted adjacent said base, wherein positioning a pressure tapping tool against said at least one guide aligns the pressure tapping tool for pressure tapping the component; and a compressible material for positioning between said engagement portion and the component, said compressible material at least partially compressed when said engagement portion engages the component, wherein said engagement portion includes an edge portion defining an aperture, said edge portion surrounding an extension of said compressible material, and said extension contacts said edge portion to limit relative movement between said compressible material and said engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. An apparatus for aligning a tool relative a blade for a gas turbine engine, the apparatus comprising:
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a base for engaging a blade to limit relative movement between said base and said blade; at least one alignment feature mounted to said base, wherein positioning a tool against said alignment feature aligns the tool in a desired position relative to the blade; and a compressible material for positioning between an engagement portion of said base and the component, said compressible material at least partially compressed when said engagement portion engages the component, wherein said engagement portion includes an edge portion defining an aperture, said edge portion surrounding an extension of said compressible material, and said extension contacting said edge portion to limit relative movement between said compressible material and said engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A pressure tapping tool apparatus comprising:
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a base; an engagement portion of said base, said engagement portion adapted to engage a component to limit relative movement between said base and the component; at least one guide mounted adjacent said base, wherein said at least one guide is configured to receive a pressure tapping tool, wherein the pressure tapping tool is in a pressure tapping position when received within the guide; and a compressible material for positioning between said engagement portion and the component, said compressible material at least partially compressed when said engagement portion engages the component, wherein said engagement portion includes an edge portion defining an aperture, said edge portion surrounding an extension of said compressible material, and said extension contacting said edge portion to limit relative movement between said compressible material and said engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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