Thermal spraying torch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10500599-B2
Application number	US-201616087533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A thermal spraying torch configured to spray a molten material onto a thermal sprayed surface of a work object and form a thermal sprayed coating has a discharge port configured to discharge the molten material, a discharge port periphery located on a peripheral edge of the discharge port on a front side in a discharge direction of the molten material and extending in the discharge direction, and an external surface continuous with a front end of the discharge port periphery. The discharge port periphery includes first section to which the molten material adheres more easily than to the external surface. The external surface includes a second section to which the molten material adheres less easily than to the discharge port periphery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A thermal spraying torch configured to spray a molten material onto a thermal sprayed surface of a work object and form a thermal sprayed coating, comprising:
a discharge port configured to discharge the molten material;
a discharge port periphery located on a peripheral edge of the discharge port on a front side in a discharge direction of the molten material and extending in the discharge direction; and
an external surface continuous with a front end of the discharge port periphery,
wherein the discharge port periphery comprises a first section structured to have a first adherence property for the molten material higher than the external surface,
wherein the external surface comprises a second section structured to have a second adherence property for the molten material lower than the discharge port periphery,
wherein the first section is positioned in a direct path of the molten material discharged from the discharge port, and
wherein the second section is positioned outside of the direct path of the molten material discharged from the discharge port.

2. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery has higher surface roughness than surface roughness of the second section of the external surface.

3. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein the second section of the external surface has lower surface roughness than surface roughness of the first section of the discharge port periphery.

4. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery is made of a material with lower thermal conductivity than the second section of the external surface.

5. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery is made of a material with higher affinity for the molten material than the second section of the external surface.

6. The thermal spraying torch according claim 1 , wherein the second section of the external surface is made of a material with lower affinity for the molten material than the first section of the discharge port periphery.

7. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein an end portion of the external surface on a side continuous with the discharge port periphery is a surface to which the molten material adheres more easily than to the second section of the external surface.

8. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 ,
wherein the discharge port periphery includes a side wall of a recess portion that is recessed with respect to the external surface, and
wherein the side wall has a tapered shape wider on the front side in the discharging direction of the discharge port.

9. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , comprising:
a torch main body having the discharge port; and
a cover covering the torch main body and detachably attached to the torch main body,
wherein the second section of the external surface is provided in the cover.

10. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery is structured to have a higher adherence property for the molten material than the second section of the external surface.

11. A thermal spraying torch configured to spray a molten material onto a thermal sprayed surface of a work object and form a thermal sprayed coating, comprising:
a discharge port configured to discharge the molten material;
a discharge port periphery located on a peripheral edge of the discharge port on a front side in a discharge direction of the molten material and extending in the discharge direction; and
an external surface continuous with a front end of the discharge port periphery,
wherein the discharge port periphery comprises a first section structured to have a first adherence property for the molten material higher than the external surface,
wherein the external surface comprises a second section structured to have a second adherence property for the molten material lower than the discharge port periphery, and
wherein the second section of the external surface is made of a material with higher thermal conductivity than the first section of the discharge port periphery.

12. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 11 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery is structured to have a higher adherence property for the molten material than the second section of the external surface.

13. A thermal spraying torch configured to spray a molten material onto a thermal sprayed surface of a work object and form a thermal sprayed coating, comprising:
a discharge port configured to discharge the molten material;
a discharge port periphery located on a peripheral edge of the discharge port on a front side in a discharge direction of the molten material and extending in the discharge direction; and
an external surface continuous with a front end of the discharge port periphery,
wherein the discharge port periphery comprises a first section structured to have a first adherence property for the molten material higher than the external surface,
wherein the external surface comprises a second section structured to have a second adherence property for the molten material lower than the discharge port periphery,
wherein the work object includes a circular hole and the thermal sprayed surface is an inner surface of the circular hole,
wherein the thermal spraying torch is configured to discharge the molten material from the discharge port while being rotated with the thermal spraying torch inserted in the circular hole, and
wherein the second section of the external surface is provided at least in a rear portion of the thermal spraying torch in a rotating direction of the thermal spraying torch.

14. The thermal spraying torch according to claim 13 , wherein the first section of the discharge port periphery is structured to have a higher adherence property for the molten material than the second section of the external surface.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Utsumi Yoshito
• Sakurai Satoru
• Noshi Yoshitsugu

Classifications

• B05B15/50

  Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter · CPC title

• B05B7/22

  electrically {, magnetically or electromagnetically}, e.g. by arc {(B05B7/20 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H05H1/42

  with provisions for introducing materials into the plasma, e.g. powder or liquid {(arc stabilising or constricting arrangements H05H1/3405; coaxial protecting fluids H05H1/341)} · CPC title

• C23C4/12

  characterised by the method of spraying · CPC title

• B05B13/0636

  by means of rotatable spray heads or nozzles · CPC title