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US 11,969,756 B2Granted
Systems and methods for applying coatings to brake rotors
AssigneeBrake Parts, Inc.
InventorsDavid William Parker, Nathaniel Kinkley, Chao Pan
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to improved systems and methods for applying coatings to brake rotors. The systems, methods, and techniques described in this disclosure facilitate application of both pretreatment coatings and protective coatings to brake rotors. Other embodiments are disclosed herein as well.
Claims14
A method for coating a brake rotor, the method comprising:
- determining a desired color of a phosphate coating for a brake rotor;
- providing, to a coating application system, a brake rotor that includes a fastening surface and an engagement surface;
- preparing the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
- applying, using the coating application system, heat to the brake rotor or the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
- applying, using the coating application system, the phosphate coating to the fastening surface and the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
- applying a masking structure to the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
- and
- applying a paint coating to the fastening surface of the brake rotor while the masking structure is applied to the engagement surface of the brake rotor.
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A system for applying a coating to a brake rotor, comprising:
- a controller for a coating application system that is configured to apply a phosphate coating having a desired color to a brake rotor;
- means for providing a brake rotor that includes a fastening surface and an engagement surface;
- means for applying heat to the brake rotor or the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
- means for applying the phosphate coating to the fastening surface and the engagement surface of the brake rotor, wherein the phosphate coating is prepared based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
- means for applying a paint coating to the fastening surface of the brake rotor, wherein the paint coating is applied to the fastening surface while a masking structure is applied to the engagement surface of the brake rotor.
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A method for coating a brake rotor, the method comprising:
- determining a desired color of a pretreatment coating for a brake rotor;
- providing, to a coating application system, a brake rotor that includes a fastening surface and an engagement surface;
- preparing a pretreatment coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the pretreatment coating;
- applying, using the coating application system, heat to the brake rotor or the pretreatment coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the pretreatment coating;
- applying, using the coating application system, the pretreatment coating to the fastening surface and the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
- applying a masking structure to the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
- and
- applying a protective coating to the fastening surface of the brake rotor while the masking structure is applied to the engagement surface of the brake rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.