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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jianghuai Yang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Martin S. Kramer, Clarkston, MI (US);
Qigui Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yucong Wang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Zhe Li, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 4/18 (2006.01); F02F 1/18 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); C23C 4/00 (2016.01); F02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2013.01); C23C 4/18 (2013.01); F02F 1/18 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); C23C 4/00 (2013.01); F02F 2001/008 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/101 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for inspecting thermal spray coated cylinder bores of aluminum alloy cylinder blocks, the system includes a failure detection apparatus, a heating apparatus, a cooling apparatus, and a control unit in electronic communication with each of the failure detection apparatus, the heating apparatus, and the cooling apparatus, and wherein the control unit includes a memory and a control logic sequence for operating the system.