System and method of preparing a metal object for machining
AssigneeTechjet Aerofoils Ltd
InventorIdan Birman
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Abstract
A system and method of preparing a metal object for machining, wherein the metal object comprises at least two working portions that are to be machined and that are connected to remote sides or ends of an intermediate portion of the metal object, the method comprising: inserting the intermediate portion into a casting mold, such that the at least two working portions protrude from the casting mold; pouring a liquid metal material into the casting mold so as to cover the intermediate portion; allowing the liquid metal to cool, thereby forming a cast bulk surrounding the intermediate portion of the metal object; and removing the casting mold, whereby the cast bulk enables machining of the at least two working portions to be carried out while the second cast segment is being held.
Claims6
A method of preparing a metal object for machining, wherein the metal object comprises at least two working portions that are to be machined and that are connected to remote sides or ends of an intermediate portion of the metal object, the method comprising:
- inserting the intermediate portion into a casting mold, such that the at least two working portions protrude from the casting mold;
- pouring a liquid metal material into the casting mold so as to cover the intermediate portion;
- allowing the liquid metal to cool, thereby forming a cast bulk surrounding the intermediate portion of the metal object, wherein the cast bulk comprises a first cast segment that is adjacent to and surrounds the intermediate portion and a second cast segment that is remote from the intermediate portion;
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- removing the casting mold;
- whereby the cast bulk enables machining of the at least two working portions to be carried out while the second cast segment is being held, and
- wherein the metal object is an airfoil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.