IP Library Granted Patent US 8,437,010
Granted Patent B2
US 8,437,010 · App. 13/502,787 · Granted May 7, 2013

Surface analysis for detecting closed holes, and device

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Patent No.
US 8,437,010
App. No.
13/502,787
Granted
May 7, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for determining the position of closed holes in a component is provided. By carrying out laser triangulation measurements on an uncoated component and a coated component with holes, the exact position of the holes to be reopened may be detected following the coating. A device used to carry out this process is also provided.

Claims (22)

1. A process for the surface analysis of at least partially closed holes in a component which are to be opened following coating, the process comprising:

measuring the component comprising unclosed holes in the uncoated state and a mask model is generated which contains the position of the holes and also the orientation of the longitudinal axes thereof;

coating the component;

carrying out a measurement by means of laser triangulation with the coated component and the at least partially closed holes wherein the data record thus generated represents the coating model; and

comparing the mask model with the coating model in order to make it possible to detect the closed holes wherein the best possible concurrence of the mask model and the coating model is determined by iteration in order to ascertain the exact position of the at least partially closed holes.

2. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the measuring is done by means of laser triangulation measurement.

3. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein completely closed holes are detected.

4. The process as claimed in claim 3 , wherein only closed holes are detected.

5. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein only partially closed holes are detected.

6. The process as claimed in claim 5 , wherein only partially closed holes are detected.

7. A process for reopening coated holes in a component, comprising:

detecting the position and orientation of the holes by the process as claimed in claim 1 ; and

reopening the holes with a machining program, which has been generated by the comparison between the mask model and the coating model.

8. The process as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the measuring is done by means of laser triangulation measurement.

9. A device, comprising:

a component

a mount for the component;

a measuring sensor; and

a computation unit with a storage unit for mask models and coating models which iteratively determines the position and orientation of holes in the component,

wherein the device carries out the process as claimed in claim 1 .

10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the measuring sensor is a sensor for laser triangulation.

11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the computation unit generates a machining program.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEQUA CORPORATION; CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC; BELAC LLC
Reel/Frame 061994/0423 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL (RELEASE OF REEL 042374 FRAME 0448 Recorded May 13, 2022
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
To: SEQUA CORPORATION; CHROMALLY GAS TURBINE LLC; BELAC LLC
Reel/Frame 060063/0473 →
SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 1, 2017
From: CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC; SEQUA CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 042374/0448 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 1, 2017
From: CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC; SEQUA CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 042374/0474 →
NOTICE AND CONFIRMATION OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 30, 2016
From: BLUE JAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION; SEQUA CORPORATION; CASCO INVESTORS CORPORATION; CHROMALLOY CASTINGS TAMPA CORPORATION; CHROMALLOY COMPONENT SERVICES, INC.; CHROMALLOY SAN DIEGO CORPORATION; JET SERVICES (DELAWARE), INC.; SEQUA HOLDINGS, INC.; CHROMALLOY AMERICAN LLC; CHROMALLOY COOPERATIVE HOLDINGS LLC; CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC; CHROMALLOY MATERIAL SOLUTIONS LLC; MIDWEST METAL COATINGS, LLC; SEQUA COATINGS LLC; PRECOAT METALS ACQUISITION CORP.; PRECOAT METALS HOLDINGS CORP.; PRECOAT METALS CORP.; ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORPORATION; SEQUA FINANCIAL CORPORATION; SEQUA CAPITAL CORPORATION; SEQUA INVESTMENTS CORPORATION I; PACIFIC GAS TURBINE CENTER, LLC
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 038300/0825 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: BOSTANJOGLO, GEORG; MELZER-JOKISCH, TORSTEN; OPPERT, ANDREAS; THOMAIDIS, DIMITRIOS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE LLC
Reel/Frame 028519/0797 →