Patent ID: 9315888
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B05B,C23C,H05H

Claim Text:
1. A thermal spray gun system comprising: an electrode housing an electrode; a thermal spray gun body having a fore portion and an aft portion, the thermal spray gun body housing a thermal spray gun nozzle at the fore portion and coupled to the electrode body at the aft portion, the thermal spray gun nozzle having a discharge end, a body end, and a tapered interior face extending therebetween, wherein a cross-sectional area of the thermal spray gun nozzle at the discharge end is greater than a cross-sectional area of the thermal spray gun nozzle at the body end; and a removable nozzle insert in circumferential contact with the tapered interior face of the thermal spray gun nozzle and configured to transfer heat thereto, the removable nozzle insert including an axial passage configured to communicate a plasma discharge from within the thermal spray gun body; wherein the electrode body is configured to generate an electrical arc between the electrode and the thermal spray gun body, for converting a feedstock into the plasma discharge.