Casting mold with multi-functional chill
AssigneeConsolidated Engineering Company, Inc.
InventorScott P. Crafton
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Abstract
A casting mold with a multi-functional chill, a multi-functional chill, and a casting process facilitated by the multi-functional chill are disclosed herein. In addition to affecting the cooling rate of a casting inside the mold, the multi-functional chill may support and/or index the mold during handling and/or conveyance. The present invention allows for conveyance and/or handling of the mold or casting, with or without the mold, and allows for easy indexing and easy interaction with conveying and handling devices during and after heat treatment.
Claims14
A casting mold for use in the forming of metal castings, the mold comprising:
- a mold wall segment at least partially defining and at least partially surrounding a cavity and a cavity opening in the wall segment;
- a metal chill spanning the opening and abutting the wall segment at two opposing locations, the chill comprising an inner facing surface and outer facing surface, the inner facing surface being exposed to the cavity and the outer facing surface being exposed to the environment outside the mold, the outer facing surface comprising a conveyor engaging segment.
A casting mold for use in forming a metal casting, the mold comprising:
- A first wall segment formed of a first material and a metal chill integrated with the first wall segment, the chill comprising mold handling features formed therein and further comprising conveyance engaging features formed therein, said handling features and conveyance features being so positioned as to be accessed by and engaged by handling and conveyance devices external to the mold.
A multi-functional chill for use with a casting mold, the chill comprising:
- a first side and a second side, the first side comprising casting-matching features and the second side comprising one or more of conveyance features, handling features, and indexing features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.