Abstract: A method for preparing a negative pressure film-covering frozen sand mold includes: directly obtaining a mold cavity of a sand mold through numerically controlled machining of a frozen sand blank; covering a surface, brushed with a thermal insulation coating, of the mold cavity of the sand mold with a softened thin film, and covering an outer surface of the sand mold with a back film to seal a sand box; fixing the frozen sand mold in an air extraction sand box with a vacuum chamber, and extracting air through a vacuum pump, so that the thin film tightly adheres to the sand mold through vacuum suction force; and closing the box to obtain an integral sand mold, and pouring a casting at room temperature or low temperature under negative pressure. The method is environment-friendly, and the prepared frozen sand mold has high strength and is convenient for sand cleaning.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
Abstract: A reusable, low investment tool for making parts is made by a process in which a mixture of sand and an activator is applied as a layer onto which a printed resin is deposited to form a base and a pattern. A plurality of sidewalls may also be provided on the base using the same process. The tool is coated with a curable resin to form a protective shell. The reusable tool may be used as a dump box or as a vacuum forming tool for forming parts. A stamping die may be formed by drawing a vacuum through the sand layer as the resin coating is applied to more fully permeate the stamping die.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2012
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company
Inventors:
James Todd Kloeb, Harold Sears, Lawrence E. Ellis
Abstract: A pouring method and a device in a vacuum sealed process to produce a thin-wall cast by using a mold framing for the a vacuum sealed process, and a as-cast product using the pouring method are provided.
Abstract: A pouring method and a device in a vacuum sealed process to produce a thin-wall cast by using a mold framing for the a vacuum sealed process, and a as-cast product using the pouring method are provided.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of venting a spray metal molding surface. More particularly the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mold using a thermal spray process to produce a metal surface containing passages in the spray metal to vent fluid or gas from the forming surface. The present invention is primarily intended for mold tools, such as vacuum molds, injection molds or blow molds having vents or a multiplicity of holes in the forming surface to evacuate or supply gas in a mold.