US 11,969,756 B2
Systems and methods for applying coatings to brake rotors
David William Parker, McHenry, IL (US); Nathaniel Kinkley, McHenry, IL (US); and Chao Pan, Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Assigned to Brake Parts Inc, McHenry, MI (US)
Filed by Brake Parts Inc. LLC, McHenry, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/078,697.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/287,881, filed on Dec. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182169 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B05D 7/54 (2013.01) [B05D 3/002 (2013.01); B05D 3/0254 (2013.01); B05D 2301/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for coating a brake rotor, the method comprising:
determining a desired color of a phosphate coating for a brake rotor;
providing, to a coating application system, a brake rotor that includes a fastening surface and an engagement surface;
preparing the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
applying, using the coating application system, heat to the brake rotor or the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
applying, using the coating application system, the phosphate coating to the fastening surface and the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
applying a masking structure to the engagement surface of the brake rotor; and
applying a paint coating to the fastening surface of the brake rotor while the masking structure is applied to the engagement surface of the brake rotor.