Mold transfer assemblies and methods of use
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Brian Atkins, Clayton Arthur Ownby, Michael Clark, Grant O. Cook, III, Garrett T. Olson
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Abstract
A mold transfer assembly includes a transfer housing providing an interior defined by one or more sidewalls and a top. The transfer housing is sized to receive and encapsulate a mold as the mold is moved between a furnace and a thermal heat sink. An arm is coupled to the transfer housing to move the transfer housing and the mold encapsulated within the transfer housing between the furnace and a thermal heat sink. The transfer housing exhibits one or more thermal properties to control a thermal profile of the mold.
Claims16
A mold transfer assembly, comprising:
- a transfer housing providing an interior defined by one or more sidewalls and a top, the transfer housing being sized to receive and encapsulate a mold as the mold is moved between a furnace and a thermal heat sink, the transfer housing comprising:
- a first cylinder defining a first lateral opening sized to receive the mold;
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- a second cylinder concentric with the first cylinder and defining a second lateral opening sized to receive the mold, wherein at least one of the first or second cylinders is rotatable with respect to the other;
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- an arm coupled to the transfer housing to move the transfer housing and the mold encapsulated within the transfer housing between the furnace and a thermal heat sink, wherein the transfer housing exhibits one or more thermal properties to control a thermal profile of the mold.
A method, comprising:
- exposing a mold in a furnace;
- extending a mold transfer assembly toward the mold, the mold transfer assembly including a transfer housing and an arm coupled to the transfer housing, wherein the transfer housing is sized to receive the mold and provides an interior defined by one or more sidewalls and a top, the transfer housing further comprising a first cylinder defining a first lateral opening sized to receive the mold, and a second cylinder concentric with the first cylinder and defining a second lateral opening sized to receive the mold, wherein at least one of the first or second cylinders is rotatable with respect to the other;
- encapsulating the mold within the interior of the transfer housing;
- moving the mold encapsulated within the transfer housing from the furnace to a thermal heat sink with the mold transfer assembly;
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- controlling a thermal profile of the mold with one or more thermal properties of the transfer housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.