Production method for a shape-imparting tool part of a forming tool
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRaphael Koch, Maik Broda, Ferat Oezkan, Ilya Popov
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tool part of a forming tool. The method includes forming a tool element of the tool part having a shape-imparting operating face and at least one first cooling duct for cooling a liquid using an additive manufacturing machine. The first cooling duct has at least one rectifier portion including a blocking direction and an opposing passing direction. The blocking direction has a higher flow resistance to cooling liquid than the passing direction.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a tool part of a forming tool, the method comprising:
- forming a tool element of the tool part having a shape-imparting operating face and at least one first cooling duct for cooling a liquid using an additive manufacturing machine,
- wherein the at least one first cooling duct has at least one rectifier portion including a blocking direction and an opposing passing direction, cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the blocking direction has a higher flow resistance than cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the passing direction.
A method of manufacturing a tool part of a forming tool, the method comprising:
- forming a tool element of the tool part having a shape-imparting operating face and at least one first cooling duct for cooling a liquid using an additive manufacturing machine;
- forming a base element of the tool part having a recess and a second cooling duct using subtractive machining;
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- inserting the tool element into the recess of the base element such that the at least one first cooling duct is fluidly connected to the second cooling duct, the second cooling duct is formed in the base element prior to inserting the tool element into the recess,
- wherein the at least one first cooling duct has at least one rectifier portion including a blocking direction and an opposing passing direction, cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the blocking direction has a higher flow resistance than cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the passing direction.
A tool part of a forming tool, the tool part comprising:
- a tool element having a shape-imparting operating face and at least one first cooling duct for cooling a liquid, the tool element being an additive depositable material,
- wherein the at least one first cooling duct has at least one rectifier portion including a blocking direction and an opposing passing direction, cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the blocking direction has a higher flow resistance than cooling liquid flowing through the at least one first cooling duct in the passing direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.