METHOD FOR COATING A FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT AND FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT PRODUCED BY SAID METHOD

• US 20110091709A1
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Eisenmenger, Klaus J., Knepper, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/910,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20110091709A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/221
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 4/02 Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 4/04 characterised by the coating material
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 4/08 containing only metal elements C23C4/073 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 4/12 characterised by the method of spraying
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 4/129 Flame spraying
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249921 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31678 Of metal

Abstract

In a method for coating a fibre composite component for an aircraft or spacecraft, a surface layer of the fibre composite component, which surface layer has spacing from the fibres introduced in the fibre composite component for the protection thereof, is pretreated, at least in portions to form a primer coat; at least one functional coat is then applied to the formed primer coat. A corresponding fibre composite component comprises at least one functional coat which is applied to a primer coat.

Claims

1. A method for coating a fibre composite component for an aircraft or spacecraft, comprising the following method steps:

(i) pretreating, at least in portions, a surface layer of the fibre composite component, which surface layer has spacing from the fibres introduced in the fibre composite component for the protection thereof, to form a primer coat;

individual particles being applied to form a primer coat which is closed at least in portions; and

(ii) applying at least one functional coat to the formed primer coat,

the at least one functional coat being applied by means of a thermal spraying process as a metal coat formed of metal particles for lightning protection.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pretreatment step includes the step of removing impurities and grease of any kind from the surface layer.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the pretreatment step, the primer coat is produced with a surface topography having a roughened surface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the pretreatment step, the primer coat is produced with a surface topography having cavities with undercuts.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of pretreating the surface layer, the primer coat is formed by applying at least one resin/adhesive coat.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the resin/adhesive coat comprises a resin/adhesive substance with particles, which are mixed into the resin/adhesive substance prior to the application of the resin/adhesive coat, and/or which are applied and bonded to the resin/adhesive coat after the application thereof.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of applying the individual particles is carried out by means of a thermal spraying process.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the thermal spraying process takes the form of high-speed flame spraying.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one functional coat is formed with embedded components.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the embedded components are formed with strip conductors and/or fibres.

11. A fibre composite component comprising at least one functional coat which is applied to a primer coat which is formed by pretreatment, at least in portions, of a surface layer of the fibre composite component, which surface layer has spacing from the fibres introduced in the fibre composite component for the protection thereof, individual particles being applied to form a primer coat which is closed at least in portions, the at least one functional coat being formed as a metal coat formed of metal particles for lightning protection.

12. The fibre composite component according to claim 11, wherein the at least one functional coat comprises embedded components.

13. The fibre composite part according to claim 12, wherein the embedded components comprise strip conductors and/or fibres.