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US 9,669,459 B2Granted
System and method of making a cast part
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsBradley D. Guthrie, Venkat Nara, Paul Harrison, Ronald H. Hasenbusch
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Abstract
A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.
Claims14
A method of making a cast part comprising:
- casting a part in a die unit;
- opening the die unit;
- positioning a gripper assembly having a gripper and a spray nozzle proximate the part;
- and
- grasping the part with the gripper followed by quenching the part with a fluid provided by the spray nozzle when the part is in the die unit.
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A method of making a part comprising:
- casting a part in a die unit;
- opening the die unit;
- positioning a gripper assembly having a gripper and a spray nozzle that sprays a fluid;
- grasping the part with the gripper and then spraying the part with the fluid while the part is in a die;
- removing the part from the die;
- and
- terminating spraying the part after removing the part from the die.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.