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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Donn R. Blankenship, Southbury, CT (US);
Inventor:
Donn R. Blankenship, Southbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B05C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coating end effector may be carried by a robot. A plasma spray head is mounted by a joint to the end effector. A plurality of actuators couple the end effector and plasma spray head to provide articulation of the joint. The apparatus may be used to coat an airfoil cluster of a gas turbine engine. The coating may include passing the head between the airfoils.