Method for applying insulative coating to carbon-fiber exposed end of composite material part using dispenser device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10618068-B2
Application number	US-201716475500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Priority date	Jan 6, 2017
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

This disclosure is related to a method for applying insulative coating to a carbon-fiber exposed end of a composite material part using a dispenser device. The dispenser device includes a nozzle discharging a first material or a mixed material obtained by mixing the first material and a second material. The method includes discharging the first material or the mixed material from the nozzle toward the carbon-fiber exposed end, and applying the first material or the mixed material to the carbon-fiber exposed end such that the carbon-fiber exposed end is covered with the insulative coating.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for applying insulative coating to a carbon-fiber exposed end of a composite material part using a dispenser device in order to suppress galvanic corrosion of a metal component to be in contact with the composite material part,
the dispenser device comprising
a first tank configured to store a first material,
a second tank configured to store a second material,
a nozzle configured to discharge the first material or a mixed material obtained by mixing the first material and the second material,
a first channel arranged between the first tank and the nozzle,
a second channel arranged between the second tank and the nozzle,
a first flow regulator arranged on the first channel and configured to regulate flow of the first material,
a second flow regulator arranged on the second channel and configured to regulate flow of the second material, and
a control unit configured to control the first flow regulator and the second flow regulator,
the method comprising:
a discharging step for discharging the first material or the mixed material from the nozzle toward the carbon-fiber exposed end; and
a coating step for applying the first material or the mixed material discharged from the nozzle to the carbon-fiber exposed end such that the carbon-fiber exposed end is covered with the insulative coating,
wherein when a height of the first material or the mixed material after executing the coating step is defined as a height b, the height b is equal to or greater than 0.1 mm,
wherein the composite material part comprises
a composite material part main body comprising a first side face, a second side face and an end face, and
an insulating layer covering the first side face and the second side face,
wherein the carbon-fiber exposed end comprises
the end face,
a first corner portion arranged between the end face and the first side face, and
a second corner portion arranged between the end face and the second side face,
wherein the first corner portion is a chamfered or rounded corner portion,
the second corner portion is a chamfered or rounded corner portion, and
the coating step is a step for covering the end face, the first corner portion and the second corner portion with the first material or the mixed material,
wherein the coating step is a step for covering the end face, the first corner portion and the second corner portion with the first material or the mixed material such that the first material or the mixed material does not reach a side face of the insulating layer.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the nozzle is a mixing nozzle configured to mix the first material and the second material to form the mixed material, and to discharge the mixed material being formed;
the insulative coating method further comprises
a mixing step for mixing the first material and the second material in the mixing nozzle and forming the mixed material,
the discharging step is a step for discharging the mixed material from the mixing nozzle toward the carbon-fiber exposed end, and
the coating step is a step for applying the mixed material discharged from the mixing nozzle to the carbon-fiber exposed end such that the carbon-fiber exposed end is covered with the insulative coating.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein when a width of the first material or the mixed material after executing the coating step is defined as a width a, and a thickness of the composite material part main body is defined as a thickness t,
the width a is equal to or greater than the thickness t, and the height b is equal to or smaller than half the width a.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a shape of an opening portion of the nozzle is an elongated shape, and
an upper surface of a center portion of the first material or the mixed material after executing the coating step has a flat shape.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dispenser device includes at least one of a nozzle extension portion arranged on a distal end portion of the nozzle and a temperature adjustment device configured to regulate temperature of the first material or the mixed material.

Assignees

• Jamco Corp

Inventors

• Okamoto Makoto
• Watanabe Masaya

Classifications

• C08J7/0427

  with only one layer of a composition containing a polymer binder (with more layers C08J7/042) · CPC title

• B29C71/00

  After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor (B29C44/56, B29C73/00 take precedence; surface shaping B29C59/00 {; for joined or sealed parts B29C66/03; after-treatment specially adapted for vulcanising tyres B29D30/0633}) · CPC title

• B05C5/00

  Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work (B05C7/00 takes precedence; essentially involving spraying or electrostatic projection B05B) · CPC title

• B05B7/26 Primary

  Apparatus in which liquids or other fluent materials from different sources are brought together before entering the discharge device {(B05B7/2402 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• C08J5/042

  with carbon fibres · CPC title