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US4816293A
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Process for coating a workpiece with a ceramic material
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-24
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2007-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A process for coating a workpiece with a ceramic material comprising the steps of axially advancing a cylindrical ceramic rod of a ceramic material relative to a workpiece while rotating it about its axis in a vacuum, to feed the ceramic rod into an energy beam for evaporation. The rate of feeding of the ceramic rod depends on the rate of deposition of the evaporated ceramic material on the workpiece.
Inventors
- 👤 Seigou Hiramoto
- 👤 Osamu Hamada
- 👤 Takeshi Morita
- 👤 Megumi Ohmine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:32
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/24; C23C14/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A process for coating a workpiece with a ceramic material comprising the steps of: supporting the workpiece in a vacuum; supporting a cylindrical rod of ceramic material in said vacuum, said rod having a tip at a predetermined distance from the workpiece; irradiating an energy beam on said tip of said workpiece to evaporate ceramic material therefrom, thereby causing said evaporated ceramic material to deposit on the workpiece; and axially advancing and rotating said rod along and about its longitudinal axis so as to feed said tip of said rod into said energy beam, to evaporate said ceramic material therefrom so that said evaporated ceramic material deposits on said workpiece; and feeding said tip of said rod into said energy beam at a rate responsive to a rate of deposition of said evaporated material on said workpiece so that a uniform rate of ceramic deposition occurs on said workpiece.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A process for coating a workpiece with a ceramic material comprising the steps of: supporting the workpiece in a vacuum; supporting a cylindrical rod of ceramic material in said vacuum, said rod having a tip at a predetermined distance from the workpiece; irradiating an energy beam on said tip of said workpiece to evaporate ceramic material therefrom, thereby causing said evaporated ceramic material to deposit on the workpiece; and axially advancing and rotating said rod along and about its longitudinal axis so as to feed said tip of said rod into said energy beam, to evaporate said ceramic material therefrom so that said evaporated ceramic material deposits on said workpiece; and feeding said tip of said rod into said energy beam at a rate responsive to a rate of deposition of said evaporated material on said workpiece so that a uniform rate of ceramic deposition occurs on said workpiece.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said ceramic rods may be supported with their tips pointing toward said energy beam, said ceramic rods being selectively fed one by one in succession into said energy beam, thereby forming a plurality of layers of the evaporated ceramic materials on the workpiece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as claimed in claim 2, wherein said energy beam is a laser beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said laser beam is a CO 2 laser.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said laser beam is a YAG laser.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as claimed in claim 2, wherein said energy beam is an electron beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as claimed in claim 2, wherein said ceramic rods extend radially about said energy beam in a plane perpendicular to said energy beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 2, wherein said ceramic rods are of different ceramic material.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-03-27 | 1992-09-26 | 1993-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-03-27 | 1996-09-26 | 1997-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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