In-situ balancing of plated polymers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016145758-A1
Application number	US-201414903915-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 9, 2014
Priority date	Jul 9, 2013
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for balancing a rotatable component is disclosed This method comprises and then plating the component to deposit a metal layer onto the component until the component is balanced. In addition, and alternative method for balancing a rotatable component is disclosed. This method comprises attaching a balancing weight to the rotatable component and rotating the component. This is followed by plating the component and the balancing weight to deposit a metal layer onto the balancing weight and the component until the component is balanced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for balancing a rotatable component, the method comprising:
rotating the component; and plating the component to deposit a metal layer onto the component until the component is balanced.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the plating is selected from the group consisting of brush plating and brush electroplating.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the brush plating comprises a brush saturated with plating solution.

4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the brush is selected from the group consisting of stainless steel or graphite.

5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the brush is further wrapped with a cloth material that holds the plating solution and prevents direct contact with the part being plated.

6 . The method of claim 2 wherein the brush electroplating comprises a brush saturated with plating solution.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the brush is selected from the group consisting of stainless steel or graphite.

8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the brush is further wrapped with a cloth material that holds the plating solution and prevents direct contact with the part being plated.

9 . A method for balancing a rotatable component, the method comprising:
attaching a balancing weight to the rotatable component; rotating the component; and plating the component and the balancing weight to deposit a metal layer onto the balancing weight and the component until the component is balanced.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the plating is selected from the group consisting of brush plating and brush electroplating.

11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the brush plating comprises a brush saturated with plating solution.

12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the brush is selected from the group consisting of stainless steel or graphite.

13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the brush is further wrapped with a cloth material that holds the plating solution and prevents direct contact with the part being plated.

14 . The method of claim 10 wherein the brush electroplating comprises a brush saturated with plating solution.

15 . The method of claim 11 wherein the brush is selected from the group consisting of stainless steel or graphite.

16 . The method of claim 12 wherein the brush is further wrapped with a cloth material that holds the plating solution and prevents direct contact with the part being plated.

17 . The method of claim 9 wherein the balancing weight is selected from the group consisting of metals, metal powder filled resins and polymers.

18 . A method for balancing a rotatable fan assembly, the method comprising:
attaching a balancing weight to the fan assembly; rotating the fan assembly; and plating the fan assembly and the balancing weight to deposit a metal layer onto the balancing weight and fan assembly until the fan assembly is balanced.

19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the balancing weight is selected from the group consisting of metals, metal powder filled resins and polymers.

20 . The method of claim 18 wherein the plating is selected from the group consisting of brush plating and brush electroplating.

Assignees

• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• King Colin J
• Parkos Joseph
• Lomasney Gary M
• Bogue William

Classifications

• C25D9/02

  with organic materials · CPC title

• G01N2203/026

  Specifications of the specimen · CPC title

• C25D1/003

  3D structures, e.g. superposed patterned layers · CPC title

• B29C70/42

  for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles · CPC title

• C25D5/06 Primary

  Brush or pad plating · CPC title