Ceramic core with locators and method
US6505678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C7/02
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing a plurality of locator elements on a ceramic core involves placing a ceramic core in a die cavity of die, positioning a plurality of pins in the die cavity with each pin having a locator-forming cavity on an inner end facing a surface of the core, and introducing melted wax into each locator-forming cavity to form a plurality of locator elements on the surface of the core.
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