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US 2014/0174143 A1Published application
Extrusion press container and mantle for same
AssigneeExco Technologies Limited
InventorPaul Henry Robbins
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Abstract
A container for use in a metal extrusion press comprises a mantle having an elongate body comprising an axial bore, an elongate liner accommodated within the axial bore, the liner comprising a longitudinally extending passage through which a billet is advanced, and a fluid channel in thermal communication with the mantle through which a fluid for cooling the container flows.
Claims20
A container for use in a metal extrusion press, the container comprising:
- a mantle having an elongate body comprising an axial bore;
- an elongate liner accommodated within the axial bore, the liner comprising a longitudinally extending passage through which a billet is advanced;
- and
- a fluid channel in thermal communication with the mantle through which a fluid for cooling the container flows.
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A mantle for an extrusion press container, the mantle comprising:
- an elongate body comprising an axial bore for accommodating a liner through which a billet is advanced, the body having a fluid channel in thermal communication therewith through which a fluid for cooling the container flows.
A method of controlling temperature of a container of a metal extrusion press, comprising:
- flowing fluid through a fluid channel that is in thermal communication with a mantle of the container for cooling the container;
- and
- controlling flow rate of the fluid to adjust the temperature of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.