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US 8,506,715 B2Granted
Coating deposition apparatus and method therefor
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorJames W. Neal
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Abstract
A coating deposition apparatus includes a plurality of mounts that are adapted to mount work pieces at respective work piece locations. A crucible is located adjacent the plurality of mounts for emitting a source coating material. A plurality of gas nozzles are respectively directed at the work piece locations to scatter the emitted source coating material at surfaces of the work pieces that are otherwise difficult to coat.
Claims14
A coating deposition apparatus comprising:
- a common, movable fixture including a plurality of mounts adapted to mount work pieces at respective work piece locations;
- a crucible adjacent the plurality of mounts for emitting a source coating material;
- and
- a plurality of gas nozzles respectively directed at the work piece locations
- wherein the plurality of mounts are on a fixture that includes a shaft with a pair of opposed laterally extending arms and support arms that respectively extend from the laterally extending arms in a direction parallel to the shaft;
- and
- the mounts are located on the support arms;
- a gas supply passage that runs within the laterally extending arms and the support arms and is connected to the plurality of gas nozzles.
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A coating deposition apparatus comprising:
- a common, moveable fixture including a plurality of mounts adapted to mount work pieces at respective work piece locations;
- a gas supply passage that runs within the fixture;
- a crucible adjacent the plurality of mounts for presenting a source coating material;
- and
- a plurality of gas nozzles connected with the gas supply passage and respectively directed at the work piece locations
- wherein the plurality of mounts are on a fixture that includes a shaft with a pair of opposed laterally extending arms and support arms that respectively extend from the laterally extending arms in a direction parallel to the shaft;
- and
- the mounts are located on the support arms;
- a gas supply passage that runs within the laterally extending arms and the support arms and is connected to the plurality of gas nozzles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.