US 12,442,087 B2
Method and system for coating a metallic support profile with a layer of a corrosion-resistant material
Ralph Maennich, Aichach (DE); Manuel Stiegelmeyr, Augsburg (DE); Matthias Bensch, Augsburg (DE); Thomas Geipel, Augsburg (DE); and Kilian Dallinger, Augsburg (DE)
Assigned to Premium Aerotec GmbH, Augsburg (DE)
Filed by Premium Aerotec GmbH, Augsburg (DE)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,569.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 122 287.7 (DE), filed on Aug. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064566 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); C23F 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC C23F 11/00 (2013.01) [B32B 37/10 (2013.01); B32B 37/1018 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 2307/752 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for coating a metallic support profile with a layer of a corrosion-resistant material, comprising:
a receptacle for holding the metallic support profile with a surface to be coated, wherein the metallic support profile is a rail configured for installation in a cabin of a commercial aircraft and includes undercuts arranged therein,
a layer element of the corrosion-resistant material, the layer element adapted to the surface to be coated,
an adhesive substance for adhering the layer element to the surface to be coated,
a compacting element dimensioned to cover the surface to be coated and the layer element disposed thereon, wherein the compacting element is configured to maintain a predetermined joint thickness occupied by the adhesive substance while curing, and
a drive device which is couplable with the compacting element and is configured to press the compacting element onto the layer element with a predetermined force and for a predetermined time,
wherein the compacting element is elastically deformable so that the compacting element adapts to the shape of an arrangement of the metal support profile and the layer element during pressing,
wherein the receptacle is trough-shaped and has a holder for holding the support profile in a fixed position, and
wherein the holder comprises a plurality of profile pieces in flush contact with the metallic support profile and the undercuts, and with the receptacle such that the metallic support profile cannot slip in the receptacle.