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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David James Cook, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
James Richard Baughman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427446 ; 427449 ; 427456 ; 427233 ; 427236 ; 29888061 ;
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.