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US 8,646,512 B2Granted
Die brace and method of use thereof
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorChuck Lamar Layton
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Abstract
A die brace and method of use thereof for securing the relationship of one or more die tie bars and an associated back plate of a movable die core, such as a die core of a metal casting die. Embodiments of such a die brace generally include a collar that is adapted to fit over the die tie bar(s), a back plate bracket element that is adapted for affixation to a die core back plate, and a bracing leg that connects the collar to the bracket element.
Claims19
A die brace comprising:
- a collar adapted to fit over a die tie bar;
- a back plate bracket element adapted for affixation to a back plate of a die casting mold die core, the die core being associated with the die tie bar;
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- a fixed position, integral bracing leg that extends at an angle between and connects the collar to the back plate bracket element;
- wherein the angle of the bracing leg with respect to the collar and the back plate bracket element remains constant, such that the die brace is operative to maintain a proper orientation and relationship between the tie bar and back plate during opening of the casting mold.
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A die brace for installation between a movable die core back plate and an associated die tie bar of a metal casting die, the brace comprising:
- a collar adapted to fit over and grip the die tie bar;
- a back plate bracket element adapted for affixation to the movable die core back plate;
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- an integral bracing leg that extends between the collar and the back plate bracket element at a fixed angle of less than 90 degrees as measured from either a front face of the movable die core back plate or a longitudinal axis of the die tie bar when the die brace is installed thereto;
- wherein the angle of the bracing leg with respect to the collar and the back plate bracket element remains fixed, such that the die brace is operative to maintain a proper orientation and relationship between the tie bar and back plate during movement of a movable die core associated with the movable die core back plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.