Method of staggering reversal of thermal spray inside a cylinder bore
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDavid James Cook, James Richard Baughman
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Abstract
A method of staggering reversal of thermal spray inside a cylinder bore of an internal combustion engine. The method includes the steps of thermally spraying a surface of the cylinder bore by moving a thermal spray gun along a length of the surface. The method also includes the steps of reversing a direction of travel of the thermal spray gun inside the cylinder bore at different points along the length of the surface to provide a multi-layered coating on the surface.
Claims18
A method of staggering reversal of thermal spray inside a cylinder bore of an internal combustion engine comprising the steps of:
- thermally spraying a surface of the cylinder bore by moving a thermal spray gun along a length of the surface in three or more passes;
- and
- reversing a direction of travel of the thermal spray gun for each pass inside the cylinder bore at different points along the length of the surface to provide a multi-layered coating on the surface.
A method of staggering reversal of thermal spray inside a cylinder bore of an internal combustion engine comprising the steps of:
- thermally spraying a surface of the cylinder bore from a top edge thereof to a bottom edge thereof by moving a thermal spray gun along a length of the surface in three or more passes;
- and
- reversing a direction of travel of the thermal spray gun for each pass inside the cylinder bore at different points along the length of the surface to provide a multi-layered coating on the surface.
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