US 12,459,652 B2
Manufacturing method for manufacturing a profile rail, profile rail obtainable thereby, mounting system and vehicle equipped therewith and use of the profile rail
Frank Neuhaus, Hamburg (DE); and Stefan Tacke, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,413.
Claims priority of application No. 22188599 (EP), filed on Aug. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0043125 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. C23C 24/04 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01) [C23C 24/04 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manufacturing method for manufacturing a profile rail for a floor of a vehicle wherein the profile rail has a base made of a first material and a top portion to be exposed during use of the profile rail in the floor of the vehicle comprising a second material that is at least one of harder or more corrosive-resistant than the first material, comprising the steps:
a providing the base made of the first material, the base having a flange that is free of a hook element, a seat rail channel, and a seat rail groove,
b) coating at least the flange of the base with the second material by a cold spray process,
c) machining the coating obtained by step b) to provide a predefined surface structure of the top portion,
wherein the machining step produces a hook element produced from the second material by machining or the machining step produces a seat rail channel or a seat rail groove into the second material.