Coating system and process

US9790585B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9790585-B2
Application numberUS-201314413726-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 31, 2013
Priority dateJul 31, 2012
Publication dateOct 17, 2017
Grant dateOct 17, 2017

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Abstract

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A coating system for coating a part ( 10 ), such as a turbine blade or vane, has a mask ( 14 ) positioned adjacent to a first portion ( 16 ) of the part ( 10 ) to be coated and a mechanism ( 30 ) for moving the mask ( 14 ) relative to the part ( 10 ). The mechanism ( 30 ) may be a gear mechanism or a magnetic mechanism.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. A coating system comprising: a mask positioned adjacent to a first portion of a part to be coated, wherein said mask is configured to be cyclically moved from said first portion of said part; and means for moving said mask relative to the part, wherein said moving means comprises a gear mechanism, said gear mechanism includes one gear that is configured to be counter rotational configured to move said mask back and forth; wherein said first portion ( 16 ) is a leading edge of an airfoil portion of said part and said gear mechanism is configured to move said mask from a position adjacent said leading edge to a position adjacent a suction side of said airfoil portion between 5 to 20 rotations of the part about a longitudinal axis thereof. 2. The coating system of claim 1 , wherein said mask is indexable. 3. The coating system of claim 1 , wherein said mask is indexable. 4. The coating system of claim 1 , wherein said mask is moved away from said first portion a distance as slight as a width of said mask. 5. The coating system of claim 1 , wherein said mask and said part rotate at different speeds.

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  • by physical vapour deposition · CPC title

  • C23C14/044Primary

    using masks to redistribute rather than totally prevent coating, e.g. producing thickness gradient · CPC title

  • C23C14/042Primary

    using masks · CPC title

  • by electron bombardment · CPC title

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What does patent US9790585B2 cover?
A coating system for coating a part ( 10 ), such as a turbine blade or vane, has a mask ( 14 ) positioned adjacent to a first portion ( 16 ) of the part ( 10 ) to be coated and a mechanism ( 30 ) for moving the mask ( 14 ) relative to the part ( 10 ). The mechanism ( 30 ) may be a gear mechanism or a magnetic mechanism.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
United Technologies Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C14/044. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).