Isostatic press and process of using same
AssigneeSnap-Tite Technologies, Inc.
InventorMarc Quint
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Abstract
An isostatic press and the process of using same is disclosed and claimed. The isostatic press includes a yoke; a bottom cover affixed to the yoke; a top cover affixed to the yoke; and, a body moveable between a first position and a second position. A process for isostatically pressing a workpiece in the isostatic press is also disclosed and claimed. The process includes the steps of: placing the workpiece on the bottom cover; moving the body from the first position to the second position; pressurizing the chamber; depressurizing the chamber; removing the workpiece; and, moving the chamber from the second position to the first position.
Claims23
An isostatic press comprising:
- a yoke;
- said yoke includes a tongue;
- a bottom cover affixed to said tongue;
- a top cover affixed to said yoke;
- and, a body moveable between a first position and a second position.
An isostatic press comprising:
- a frame which includes a tongue;
- a bottom cover affixed to said tongue;
- a top cover;
- and, a cylindrically shaped body;
- each of said bottom cover, top cover, and cylindrically shaped body having axially aligned centers, and, said cylindrically shaped body axially movable between a first position and a second position.
A process for isostatically pressing a workpiece in an isostatic press having a yoke, said yoke includes a tongue, a bottom cover supported by said tongue of said yoke, a top cover supported by said yoke, and a body moveable between a first position and a second position, said top and bottom covers and said body when in said second position form a pressure chamber, comprising the steps of:
- placing said workpiece on said bottom cover;
- moving said body from said first position to said second position;
- and, pressurizing said chamber.
An isostatic press for pressurizing multiple workpieces, comprising:
- a yoke;
- said yoke includes a tongue;
- a bottom cover affixed to said tongue;
- a top cover affixed to said yoke;
- a generally cylindrical body moveable between a first position and a second position;
- said body in said first position not occluding said bottom cover enabling placement of multiple workpieces thereon from wide arcs;
- and, said body in said second position and said top and bottom covers forming a chamber for the pressurization of said workpieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.