Patent ID: 11879173
Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  F | IPC B  C  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of applying a coating on a surface of a bore, comprising:
applying, by a torch, the coating on the surface of the bore, the torch being inserted from a first end of the bore;
directing a fluid through a duct; and
dividing the fluid exiting the duct into a plurality of fluid portions by a plurality of cannons that are disposed adjacent and downstream from the duct and upstream from the torch, each of the plurality of cannons defining a single outlet, only one of the plurality of cannons being inserted into the bore and the only one of the plurality of cannons being inserted into a second end of the bore opposing the first end; and
directing only one of the plurality of fluid portions into the bore toward the coating when the torch is applying the coating on the surface of the bore.