Coating assisted surface finishing process
OwnerHua Dongyun, Thomas Anthony Beveridgeinventors
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Abstract
A method of polishing a first component by a second component of a tribological pair is disclosed. The method includes mating the first component to the second component in a tribological configuration. The first component and the second component are moved such that a first surface of the first component and a second surface of the second component contact and slide against each other, so that the second component polishes the first component. The method further includes discontinuing moving of the first component and the second component when the first surface obtains a desired surface finish.
Claims20
A method of polishing a component comprising:
- providing a first component with a first working surface;
- depositing a coating on a second working surface of a second component, the first component and the second component being tribological components;
- mating the first component to the second component, wherein the mating includes contacting the first working surface with the second working surface;
- operating at least one of the first component and the second component, wherein the operating includes the first working surface and the second working surface undergoing relative displacement while contacting each other;
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- stopping the operation after polishing the first working surface.
A component polishing system comprising:
- a first coupling mechanism configured to attach a first component, the first component including a first working surface;
- a second coupling mechanism configured to attach a second component and position the second component to contact the first working surface, the second component including a second working surface with an abrasive coating thereon, wherein the first component and the second component are tribological parts that are configured to slide on each other in an application;
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- a mechanical power source coupled to one of the first coupling mechanism or the second coupling mechanism, the mechanical power source being configured to induce relative displacement between the first component and the second component.
A method of polishing a first component by a second component of a tribological pair comprising:
- mating the first component to the second component in a tribological configuration;
- moving the first component and the second component such that a first surface of the first component and a second surface of the second component contact and slide against each other so that the second component polishes the first component;
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- discontinuing moving of the first component and the second component when the first surface obtains a desired surface finish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.