公开(公告)号：US20150343531A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14734173

申请日：2015-06-09

申请人： Consolidated Engineering Company, Inc.

发明人： Scott P. Crafton ,  Paul M. Crafton ,  Ian French ,  Volker Knobloch

IPC分类号： B22D47/00 ,  C21D9/00 ,  B22D45/00

CPC分类号： B22D47/00 ,  B22D45/00 ,  B22D47/02 ,  C21D9/0006 ,  C21D9/005 ,  F27B9/16 ,  F27B9/243

摘要： A system and method for forming and heat treating metal castings is provided with a vertical heat treatment unit positioned adjacent and downstream from a pouring station at which a series of molds are filled with a molten metal to form the castings. The vertical heat treatment unit includes a vertically oriented furnace chamber in which the castings are received, and which has a reduced footprint to reduce the manufacturing floor space required for the vertical heat treatment unit, and to enable the vertical heat treatment unit to be positioned in close proximity to the pouring station.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成和热处理金属铸件的系统和方法设置有垂直热处理单元，其位于浇注站的邻近和下游，在该浇注站处，一系列模具填充有熔融金属以形成铸件。 垂直热处理单元包括垂直定向的炉室，其中容纳有铸件，并且其具有减小的占地面积以减少垂直热处理单元所需的制造占地空间，并且使垂直热处理单元能够定位在 靠近浇注站。

公开(公告)号：US20140261904A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14201976

申请日：2014-03-10

申请人： Consolidated Engineering Company, Inc.

发明人： Scott P. Crafton ,  Volker R. Knobloch ,  Paul M. Crafton ,  Shanker Subramaniam

IPC分类号： B22D25/06 ,  B22D17/20

CPC分类号： B22D17/20 ,  B22D29/002

摘要： A system and method for formation and processing of pressurized die cast metal articles or components includes an injection or casting station in which a series of cast metal articles are formed within a series of dies by the introduction of a metal material into the dies. The dies are then moved to a retention area where the metal material is permitted to solidify to form the castings, after which the dies are opened and the castings removed therefrom, and subsequently are transferred to a short cycle solution heat treatment station. The castings are conveyed through the short cycle solution heat treatment station with the castings maintained within a series of fixtures to dimensionally support and stabilize the castings during solution heat treatment thereof. The castings thereafter are moved through a quenching chamber or station, with the castings further being held or retained in a fixtured, dimensionally stabilized alignment and/or orientation as the castings are subjected to a quenching operation to quench and cool the castings to a normalized or substantially cooled state.

摘要翻译： 用于形成和加工加压压铸金属制品或部件的系统和方法包括注射或铸造工位，其中通过将金属材料引入模具中而在一系列模具内形成一系列铸造金属制品。 然后将模具移动到允许金属材料固化以形成铸件的保持区域，然后打开模具并从中移除模具，随后将其转移到短循环溶解热处理站。 铸件通过短周期固化热处理站输送，铸件保持在一系列固定装置中，以在其固溶热处理期间尺寸地支撑和稳定铸件。 此后的铸件通过淬火室或工位移动，随着铸件进行淬火操作，铸件进一步被保持或保持在固定，尺寸稳定的对准和/或取向中，以将铸件淬火并冷却至标准化或 基本上冷却状态。