Feature guided profile restoration grinder apparatus

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EP 2 777 876 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.10.2014 Bulletin 2014/40

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38

(21)	Application number: 14157656.1

(22)	Date of filing: 04.03.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B24B 27/00^(2006.01)
B24B 41/02^(2006.01)

B24B 27/033^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

13.03.2013 US 201313799259

(71)	Applicant: General Electric Company
	Schenectady, New York 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Bellino, Mark Carmine Greenville, SC South Carolina 29615-4614 (US) Berkebile, Matthew Paul Pooler, GA Georgia 31322-4930 (US) Reyes, Eunice Delia McAllen, TX Texas 78503 (US)

(74)	Representative: Picker, Madeline Margaret
	GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)

(54)	Feature guided profile restoration grinder apparatus

(57) A surface machining mechanism 30 modifies a repair segment 24 of a body 10 having a contoured surface 12. The surface machining mechanism 30 includes a frame assembly 32 and one or more guide members 45 for supporting the frame assembly 32 on the contoured surface 12. The guide members 45 mate with the contoured surface 12 and are movable along the contoured surface 12 to guide the frame assembly 32. A machining apparatus 50 is supported by the frame assembly 32. The machining apparatus 50 engages the repair segment 24 of the body (10) as the machining apparatus 50 is moved along the contoured surface 12. A method of modifying a repair segment 24 of a body 10 having a contoured surface 12 with the surface machining mechanism 30 is also provided.

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