Pressure masking systems and methods for using the same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Carmine Bellino, Matthew Paul Berkebile, Eunice Delia Reyes
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Abstract
Methods of pressure coating a target surface of an article comprising one or more passageways include fluidly connecting a pressure masker comprising pressurized masking fluid to a first side of at least one passageway, passing the pressurized masking fluid through the at least one passageway from the first side to a second side comprising the target surface, and, coating the target surface using a coating material, wherein the pressurized masking fluid passing through the at least one passageway prevents the coating material from permanently altering a cross sectional area of the at least one passageway.
Claims20
A method of pressure coating a target surface of an article comprising one or more passageways, the method comprising:
- fluidly connecting a pressure masker comprising pressurized masking fluid to a first side of at least one passageway;
- passing the pressurized masking fluid through the at least one passageway from the first side to a second side comprising the target surface;
- and,
- coating the target surface by projecting a coating material towards the target surface, wherein the pressurized masking fluid passing through the at least one passageway prevents the coating material from permanently altering a cross sectional area of the at least one passageway.
A pressurized masking system for coating a target surface of an article comprising passageways, the pressurized masking system comprising:
- a pressure masker that fluidly connects to a first side of at least one passageway of the article and passes a pressurized masking fluid through the passageway from the first side to a second side, wherein the second side comprises the target surface;
- and,
- a part coater that projects a coating material towards the target surface, wherein the pressurized masking fluid prevents the coating material from permanently altering a cross sectional area of the at least one passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.