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US 10,300,526 B2Granted
Core assembly including studded spacer
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsTracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, James T. Auxier, Eric A. Hudson
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Abstract
A core assembly for a casting system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a core that includes a body and at least one hole formed through the body and a spacer that extends through the at least one hole. The spacer includes a stud portion and a chaplet portion configured to abut a surface of the body that circumscribes the at least one hole.
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A core assembly for a casting system, comprising:
- a core that includes a body and at least one hole formed through said body;
- a spacer including a stud portion that extends through said at least one hole, and including a chaplet portion having a larger diameter than said at least one hole, said chaplet portion configured to abut a surface of said body that circumscribes said at least one hole;
- wherein said spacer is a first spacer and a second spacer, said second spacer engaging said first spacer to sandwich said core between said chaplet portion of said first spacer and said chaplet portion of said second spacer;
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- wherein said chaplet portion includes a conical body that tapers from a second end to a first end to define an apex at said first end, said second end configured to abut said surface, and said stud portion extending from said second end.
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A core assembly for a casting system, comprising:
- a core that includes a body and at least one hole formed through said body;
- a spacer including a stud portion that extends through said at least one hole, and including a chaplet portion having a larger diameter than said at least one hole, said chaplet portion configured to abut a sidewall of said body that circumscribes said at least one hole;
- wherein said chaplet portion includes a skirt that is positioned intermediately between said stud portion and another stud portion to abut said sidewall;
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- wherein said skirt is rounded, and wherein said stud portion defines a first diameter, said another stud portion defines a second diameter that differs from said first diameter, and said skirt defines a third diameter that is greater than each of said first and second diameters.
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