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US 10,933,565 B2Granted
Tool temperature control
AssigneeSurface Generation Limited
InventorBen Halford
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Abstract
A tool (100) comprises a plurality of layers (102, 104, 106) which are arranged to provide a thermally agile tool face (110) and to protect control circuitry and delicate components (150) from excessive temperatures.
Claims13
A heater assembly for a mould tool comprising a temperature control surface, the heater assembly comprising:
- a heater defining a longitudinal axis,
- a support frame attached to the heater and configured to attach to the mould tool, and
- a thermocouple attached to and resiliently biased relative to the support frame and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heater, the thermocouple comprising a tip at a free end thereof that is configured such that, in use, the tip contacts and is resiliently biased against the temperature control surface of the mould tool.
A device, comprising:
- a mould tool comprising a temperature control surface;
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- at least one heater assembly, the at least one heater assembly respectively comprising:
- a heater defining a longitudinal axis,
- a support frame attached to the heater and configured to attach to the mould tool, and
- a thermocouple attached to and resiliently biased relative to the support frame and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heater, the thermocouple comprising a tip at a free end thereof that is configured such that, in use, the tip contacts and is resiliently biased against the temperature control surface of the mould tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.