Die casting system and cell

US8919422B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Mario P. Bochiechio · Vernon, US
• John Joseph Marcin · Marlborough, US
• Carl R. Verner · Windsor, US
• John F. Blondin · South Windsor, US
• Mark F. Bartholomew · Enfield, US
• Raymond P. Ristau · South Windsor, US
• Kevin W. Chittenden · Oxford, US
• Gary M. Tamiso · Town of East Hartford, US
• Robert C. Renaud · Southbridge, US
• Dennis M. Kraemer · Coventry, US
• Robert E. LeBrun · Southington, US
• Paul R. Zamjohn · Saco, US
• Charles A. Roohr · Granby, US
• Kerry Kozaczuk · Town of West Hartford, US
• Roy A. Garrison · Chaplin, US
• Steven J. Bullied · Pomfret Center, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B22D47/00
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A die casting system includes a die, a shot tube, a melting system and a vacuum system. The die includes a plurality of die components that define a die cavity. The shot tube is in fluid communication with the die cavity and is operable to deliver a charge of material to the die cavity. The melting system is positioned adjacent to the die and includes an alloy loader, a melting unit and a crucible. The vacuum system defines a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber by an isolation valve. The melting system is disposed within the first chamber, and the die is disposed within the second chamber.