Internal chill casting method for manufacturing a cast product containing a pipe therein
US6739378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C9/06
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A controlling member (a controlling pin 10) is inserted through an insertion hole 7 of a mold 1 and projected into a cavity 6. After a pipe P as an insert member is arranged at a predetermined position in the cavity 6, the pipe P is held in the cavity 6 by inserting a tip of the controlling pin 10 into a hole h of the pipe P at the end p1, or by inserting the end p1 of the pipe P into a cave 21 of the controlling member. A molten aluminum alloy is then poured through a gate 5 into the cavity 6 under such the condition, to enclose the pipe P with the aluminum alloy. Dislocation of the pipe P caused by kinetic and thermal energies of the poured aluminum alloy is suppressed by the controlling pin 10 or block 20 at the end p1. Since the enclosed pipe P has its end p1 opened at a predetermined position, a cast product obtained in this way can be used as a brake caliper or the like having an inner hydraulic circuit.
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