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US 10,850,298 B1Granted
System for non-contact coating of moving component through a falling flow of coating material
AssigneeMadeline A. Kuchinski
InventorsMadeline A. Kuchinski, Frank A. Kuchinski, Stephen T. Opresko, Cullen L. Hackler
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Abstract
An apparatus for coating an object or component includes at least one dispenser for dispensing a falling flow of material and an actuator for projecting the component through the falling flow of material. A landing may also be provided for receiving the coated projectile, the landing adapted for providing a second coating to the coated projectile. Related methods are also disclosed.
Claims10
A system for coating a component, comprising:
- at least one dispenser for dispensing a falling flow of a material;
- and a gun including a barrel extending in a transverse direction, the gun configured to project the component in the transverse direction through the falling flow of the material which falls vertically;
- wherein the at least one dispenser comprises a first dispenser for creating a first material falling flow and further including a second dispenser for creating a second material falling flow side-by-side with the first material falling flow and the gun projects the component through the first material falling flow and the second material falling flow;
- wherein the first material falling flow comprises a charged material, wherein the barrel which includes a piston extending in the transverse direction in the barrel, said barrel includes a stop which closes off a first end of the barrel, a second open end of the barrel from which the component is ejected with a sufficient velocity for passing through the first falling material flow, and said piston includes a piston face which is configured to receive a force to propel the piston in the transverse direction until the piston face reaches the barrel stop whereby the component is projected in a same transverse direction as the barrel extends and out of the second open end of the barrel to a landing in a bed.
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