Abstract:
948,424. Coating-apparatus. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. July 4, 1962 [July 21, 1961], No. 25642/62. Heading B2B. A rotor core is coated by rotating it about its longitudinal axis and at the same time directing particles of coating materialin two offset, opposed fluid streams respectively against the ends of the core in a chamber and removing excess particles by withdrawing a fluid stream from the chamber. As shown, rotors 12 are conveyed under a chamber 64 provided with exhaust means 68; two rotors at a time are raised into the chamber by means 73 and are sprayed by two pairs of nozzles 60, 62 with material fluidized in tank 44 and conveyed along conduit 58. Means comprising a chuck (not shown) are provided to rotate the shafts 10 of the rotors whilst they are being coated. After coating, the rotors are lowered again on to the conveyer. Surplus coating material is returned from separator 70 to the fluidizing tank.