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Method and apparatus for coating vented brake rotors

  • US 6,436,189 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2000
  • Issued: 08/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for applying a liquid corrosion protection coating to the surfaces of vents in a vented brake rotor, wherein the rotor includes a pair of annular braking members, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart and generally radially extending air vents between said braking members having inwardly disposed air inlets and outwardly disposed air outlets, said apparatus comprising:

  • means for mounting a vented brake rotor for rotation about its axis, means for rotating the mounting means, means for directing a liquid corrosion protection coating toward said air inlets or air outlets, means adjacent the coating means for applying a stream of air toward said air inlets or air outlets, means for applying a suction to the opposite of the air inlets or outlets from which the coating and air stream are directed, and means for curing said coating, whereby a uniform coating is applied to the vent surfaces.

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