Patent ID: 9476119
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: C23C,F01D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. An arrangement for vapor phase coating an internal surface of at least one hollow article comprising: a retort, a part plate, at least one spud site; and at least one manifold, wherein: the part plate is arranged within the retort, the retort and part plate define a portion of a chamber for supplying a vapor coating, a pipe is arranged to supply the vapor coating into the chamber, the part plate has at least one aperture to receive the at least one spud site, each of the at least one spud site includes a tube, wherein the tube of each spud site is fit into one aperture of the at least one aperture of the part plate, a first moldable sealant is arranged around the tube, each manifold includes at least one supply tube extending from the manifold to supply vapor into a respective hollow article, each manifold includes a feed tube extending from the manifold to supply vapor into the manifold, the tube of each of the at least one spud site is inserted into the feed tube of a respective manifold, an end of the feed tube remote from the manifold locates in the first moldable sealant around the tube of the respective spud site, a second moldable sealant is arranged around the at least one supply tube of the respective manifold and between the respective manifold and hollow article, a respective member extends from and is arranged around the tube of each spud site, the first moldable sealant being arranged on the respective member of the tube of each spud site, and the tube at each spud site locates in an aperture in the part plate and the respective member extending from the tube at each spud site abuts the part plate.