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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Junion L Bedwell, Gadsden, AL (US);
Harold C Overton, Gadsden, AL (US);
Assignee:
Republic Steel Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427348 ; 118 63 ; 118 67 ; 118 69 ; 118419 ; 427349 ; 4273981 ; 4273983 ; 427433 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing spangle in a galvanization system that utilizes air knives to control coating thickness and distribution. Cooling nozzles are located downstream of the air knives along the feed path of the substrate being coated. The cooling nozzles direct an air and water mixture against the substrate at approximately the location the air from the air knives impinge the substrate. The air from the air knives force the air and water mixture to be carried along the substrate surface in a direction of the substrate feed path.