Patent ID: 6436189
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B05D,F16D

Abstract:
Apparatus for applying a liquid corrosion protection coating to the surfaces of vents in a vented brake rotor, wherein the rotor includes a pair of annular braking members, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart and generally radially extending air vents between said braking members having inwardly disposed air inlets and outwardly disposed air outlets, said apparatus comprising:means for mounting a vented brake rotor for rotation about its axis, means for rotating the mounting means, means for directing a liquid corrosion protection coating toward said air inlets or air outlets, means adjacent the coating means for applying a stream of air toward said air inlets or air outlets, means for applying a suction to the opposite of the air inlets or outlets from which the coating and air stream are directed, and means for curing said coating, whereby a uniform coating is applied to the vent surfaces.