Patent ID: 6251526
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B22D,C23C,F01D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A cast part with an applied exterior coating comprising:a cast basic body (2) having an exterior substrate surface (20) for receiving the applied exterior coating (4);a skeleton structure (3) for forming a part of the applied exterior coating (4) overlying the cast basic body (2) at the exterior substrate surface (20), the skeleton structure (3) having a grid and attachment for the grid to the exterior substrate surface (20) of the cast basic body (2);the grid comprising interconnected structural elements (31) joined at branch points (32);the attachment for the grid comprising a plurality of pillars (30) having attachment to the cast basic body at the substrate surface (20) at one end and to the structural elements (31) for supporting grid at an opposite end, the attachment for the grid supporting the grid overlying the substrate surface (20) of the cast basic body (2); and,an applied exterior coating (4) applied over and through the skeleton structure (3) toward the substrate surface (20) of the cast basic body (3).