Coating processes – With post-treatment of coating or coating material – Heating or drying
Patent
1997-07-14
2000-07-11
Beck, Shrive
Coating processes
With post-treatment of coating or coating material
Heating or drying
427421, 427424, 118503, 118500, 118 71, 248352, 2483544, 269909, B05D 302, B05C 1300
Patent
active
060869585
ABSTRACT:
A positioning method and fixture apparatus for use in such method for painting or coating a vehicle body panel, such as a plastic composite deck lid, when mounted on a pair of existing spring-counterbalanced arms of deck lid hinges. In the method, the apparatus is used to releasably retain and position the deck lid by forces applied directly at the hinges rather than to the deck lid. A rigid transverse main strut of the fixture laterally spans the body panel between the hinges and carries a pair of hook members rigidly affixed to its ends that are releasably attached one to each associated hinge arm. A secondary strut extends rearwardly from the main strut and has a slide bolt latch that is releasably engaged to the rear underside edge of the deck lid to secure the fixture unitarily to the deck lid at three points. A lid manipulating arm pivotally carried on the secondary strut has spaced vehicle-body-engaging notch hooks that are used to hold the deck lid stationary against lid-opening counterbalancing spring forces in selected partially open positions for coating application. The fixture is torsionally and longitudinally rigid to prevent torsional stress being exerted by the hinges on the deck lid panel. Additionally, no bending moment in a plane for and aft of the vehicle is applied to the deck lid by the positioning method because the fixture does not pull down on the deck lid rear latch point but instead attaches directly to the lid hinges in order to manipulate and hold the deck lid.
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Kilgore, Jr. Gerald G
Russell Charles T.
Beck Shrive
Crockford Kirsten A.
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