Spray formed thin layers having fine features
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsAllen Dennis Roche, David Robert Collins
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a composite mold for use in molding a part having a textured surface is disclosed. The composite mold includes a mold base that forms the base of the composite mold. The mold base includes a mold base surface. The composite mold also includes a spray formed thin layer including a first surface having one or more fine features and a second surface opposing the first surface. The second surface is coupled to the mold base to form the composite mold having the first surface as the molding surface. The composite mold is capable of forming a molded part having a textured surface including surface features representing a reciprocal facsimile of the one or more fine features on the molding surface.
Claims20
A composite mold for molding a part having a textured surface, the composite mold comprising:
- a mold base forming the base of a composite mold and having a mold base surface;
- a spray formed thin layer including a first surface having one or more fine features and a second surface opposing the first surface,
- the second surface being coupled to the mold base to form the composite mold having the first surface as the molding surface, and the composite mold being capable of forming a molded part having a textured surface including surface features representing a reciprocal facsimile of the one or more fine features.
A spray formed thin layer comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface;
- a layer portion extending between the first and second surfaces,
- the first surface having one or more fine features.
A method for forming a spray formed thin layer, the method comprising:
- providing a spray target having a spray surface;
- depositing a metal spray onto the spray target surface to form a deposit layer having an interfacing surface;
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- releasing the deposit layer from the spray target surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.