# US 10,119,054 B2 · Filling material, a sealing structure and a method of making the sealing structure

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- Number: US 10,119,054 B2
- Document ID: US10119054B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/651,330
- Filed: 2013-12-13
- Published: 2015-11-05
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-13
- Applicants: Kayo Watanabe
- Inventors: Kayo Watanabe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119054B2

## CPC

- B22F 3/24: After-treatment of workpieces or articles {(B22F3/1146 takes precedence)}
- B22D 45/00: Equipment for casting, not otherwise provided for
- B22F 1/102: Metallic powder coated with organic material
- B22F 1/103: containing an organic binding agent comprising a mixture of, or obtained by reaction of, two or more components other than a solvent or a lubricating agent
- B22F 3/12: Both compacting and sintering (by forging B22F3/17)
- B22F 7/08: with one or more parts not made from powder {(B22F7/062 takes precedence)}
- C09K 3/1006: {characterised by the chemical nature of one of its constituents}
- B22F 2003/248: {Thermal after-treatment}
- C09K 2200/0213: Metals
- C09K 2200/06: Macromolecular organic compounds, e.g. prepolymers
- B22F: WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER (making alloys by powder metallurgy C22C); APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
- B22D: CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES (shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; metallurgical processing, selection of substances to be added to metal C21, C22)
- C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

A liquid epoxy resin, a powdered metal and a hardening agent are provided as a filling material (S) and poured into an insert hole (82). The filling material (S) is in a liquid state under a normal temperature so as to make the filling material (S) handle easily in the filling work. The filling material (S) is hardened at a clearance between a bushing tool (12) and the insert hole (82). The filling material (S) is placed between the bushing tool (12) and the insert hole (82) to enhance a heat-conductivity therebetween. By heat treating a metallic mold die 80, it is possible to char the epoxy resin. This makes it possible to deposit the powdered metal (copper or the like) over an entire area of the clearance so as to highly enhance the heat-conductivity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of making a sealing structure for a filling material in which said filling material is provided on a device body having an insert hole, a bottom portion of which has a semi-spherical end portion, said device body further having a bushing tool in a cylindrical configuration to form a sealing space between an outer surface of said bushing tool and an inner surface of said insert hole, said filling material having a liquid epoxy resin, a powdered metal and a hardening agent in which said epoxy resin is hardened by said hardening agent, or said epoxy resin is hardened by said hardening agent and concurrently said epoxy resin being charred by a heat treatment after hardened;
said method comprising steps of:
providing said filling material into said insert hole;
inserting said bushing tool into said insert hole, said bushing tool having an outer diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of said insert hole, and having a leading end which has a semi-spherical end portion corresponding to said semi-spherical end portion of said insert hole;
pushing said bushing tool into said insert hole by a predetermined amount as a tight-fitting engagement procedure and hardening said epoxy resin to tightly provide said epoxy resin at said sealing space between said bushing tool and said insert hole; and
further heat treating said device body, so that said filling material is solidified at said sealing space to produce said powdered metal with said epoxy resin charred with said powdered metal isolated from oxygen in the atmosphere.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of making the sealing structure for the filling material method according to claim 1, wherein said hardening agent is de-natured polyamine.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of making the sealing structure for the filling material method according to claim 1, wherein an noncombustible agent is contained.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of making the sealing structure for the filling material method according to claim 1, wherein said noncombustible agent is a phosphorous-based substance or a halogen-based substance.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of making the sealing structure for the filling material method according to claim 1, wherein said powdered metal has grains, size of which is more than 1 μm in diameter.