Aluminium and magnesium coated part assembly
AssigneeMcLaren Automotive Limited
InventorsElla Podmore, Emanuel Beck, David Turner, Mario Carandente
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Abstract
A part assembly (100), comprising: an aluminium part (101); a magnesium part (102), the magnesium part (102) coated in a first coating (104); a bond (103), the bond (103) securing the aluminium part (101) to the coated magnesium part (114); wherein the aluminium part (101), the coated magnesium part (114) and the bond (103) are subjected to an electrophoresis coating process to coat the aluminium part (101) in a second coating (105). By subjecting the aluminium part (101), the coated magnesium part (114) and the bond (103) to an electrophoresis coating process to coat the aluminium part (101) in a second coating (105) this may provide a simpler manufacturing process.
Claims20
A part assembly, comprising:
- an aluminium part;
- a magnesium part, the magnesium part coated in a first coating;
- a bond, the bond securing the aluminium part to the coated magnesium part;
- wherein the aluminium part, the coated magnesium part and the bond are subjected to an electrophoresis coating process to coat the aluminium part in a second coating;
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- wherein a first mating edge of the coated aluminium part and a first mating edge of the coated magnesium part are arranged to be flush.
A method of manufacturing a part assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an aluminium part secured to a coated magnesium part with a bond, the magnesium part being coated in a first coating;
- subjecting the aluminium part, the coated magnesium part and the bond to electrophoresis to coat the aluminium part in a second coating, wherein a first mating edge of the coated aluminium part and a first mating edge of the coated magnesium part are arranged to be flush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.