Fixture for securing a thin-walled component
First Claim
1. A fixture for securing a thin-walled component, the fixture including:
- a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support, andan inflatable pressure element which, in use, is positioned within the secured component and is adapted to press outwardly, when inflated, against a flexible liner, the flexible liner being adapted to fit between the pressure element and an inner thin wall of the component,wherein the fixture has one or more elastic members that comprise an elastomeric material and which bias the liner against the outward expansion of the inflated pressure element and the inflated pressure element and the liner damp vibrations in the component during machining of an outer side of the thin wall, andwherein the liner has slits between portions which assist the liner to collapse with the pressure element when the pressure element is deflated.
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Abstract
A fixture for securing a cylindrical or shell thin-walled component includes a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support. The fixture also includes an inflatable pressure element which, in use, is positioned within the secured component and is adapted to press outwardly, when inflated, against a liner inserted between the pressure element and the inner thin wall of the component. The liner has one or more elastic members, which bias it against the outward expansion of the inflated pressure element. The inflated pressure element and the liner damp vibrations in the component during machining of the outer side of the thin wall.
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11 Claims
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1. A fixture for securing a thin-walled component, the fixture including:
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a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support, and an inflatable pressure element which, in use, is positioned within the secured component and is adapted to press outwardly, when inflated, against a flexible liner, the flexible liner being adapted to fit between the pressure element and an inner thin wall of the component, wherein the fixture has one or more elastic members that comprise an elastomeric material and which bias the liner against the outward expansion of the inflated pressure element and the inflated pressure element and the liner damp vibrations in the component during machining of an outer side of the thin wall, and wherein the liner has slits between portions which assist the liner to collapse with the pressure element when the pressure element is deflated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fixture for securing a thin-walled component, the fixture including:
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a support having one or more securing devices for securing the component to the support, and an inflatable pressure element which, in use, is positioned within the secured component and is adapted to press outwardly, when inflated, against a flexible liner, the flexible liner being adapted to fit between the pressure element and an inner thin wall of the component, wherein the fixture has one or more elastomeric members which bias the liner against the outward expansion of the inflated pressure element and the inflated pressure element and the liner damp vibrations in the component during machining of an outer side of the thin wall, wherein the liner has slits between portions which assist the liner to collapse with the pressure element when the pressure element is deflated, and wherein, when the liner is in a collapsed configuration, the portions partially overlap one over top of another in adjacent portions in a radial direction.
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