Anti-friction coating to piston assembly
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsReinhard Rose, Volker Weisse, Dobua Cedric, Zeynep Kara
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Abstract
A method of applying an anti-friction coating to a piston assembly is provided including applying an anti-friction coating to at least a portion of the surface area of a piston. The anti-friction coating comprises a binder matrix and a solid lubricant. A localized curing energy is applied to only a portion of the surface area. The localized curing energy comprises a first curing energy.
Claims20
A method of applying an anti-friction coating to a piston assembly, comprising:
- applying an anti-friction coating to at least a portion of the surface area of a piston, said anti-friction coating comprising a binder matrix and a solid lubricant;
- applying a localized curing energy to only a portion of said surface area, said localized curing energy comprising a first curing energy.
A method of applying an anti-friction coating to a part assembly, comprising:
- applying an anti-friction coating to at least a portion of the surface area of a part, said anti-friction coating comprising a binder matrix and a solid lubricant;
- applying a localized curing energy to only a portion of said surface area to generate regional curing thermal energy, said localized curing energy comprising a first curing energy.
A method of applying an anti-friction coating to a piston assembly, comprising:
- applying an anti-friction coating to at least a portion of the surface area of a piston, said anti-friction coating comprising a binder matrix and a solid lubricant and metallic pigments;
- applying a localized curing energy to only a portion of said surface area, said localized curing energy comprising one of infra-red radiation, ultra-violet radiation, and inductive radiation, said localized curing energy reacting with said metallic pigments to generate regional curing thermal energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.