Global Patent Index - EP 3533532 A1

EP 3533532 A1 20190904 - A CORE FOR AN INVESTMENT CASTING PROCESS

Title (en)

A CORE FOR AN INVESTMENT CASTING PROCESS

Title (de)

KERN FÜR EIN FEINGUSSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

NOYAU POUR UN PROCESSUS DE COULÉE DE PRÉCISION

Publication

EP 3533532 A1 20190904 (EN)

Application

EP 19155458 A 20190205

Priority

GB 201803326 A 20180301

Abstract (en)

A core (400) for an investment casting process in which a component to be cast has an internal passageway, the internal passageway being provided by the core (400), the core (400) comprising: a first core passage (401) having a first point (405) and a second point (406) therein and including no straight path between the first point (405) and the second point (406); and a first core bridge (421a) which extends away from the first core passage (401) between the first and second points (405, 406), wherein the first core bridge (421a) comprises a first pillar (422) and a second pillar (412a) which connect to the first and second points (405, 406) respectively, and a bridge portion (423a) which extends between the first and second pillars (422, 412a); wherein the first pillar (422) comprises a core inlet portion (408) having a thickness at the first point (405) and the second pillar (412a) has a thickness at the second point (406), the thickness of the core inlet portion (408) at the first point (405) being less than the thickness of the second pillar (412a) at the second point (406).

IPC 8 full level

B22C 9/04 (2006.01); B22C 9/10 (2006.01); B22C 9/24 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B22C 9/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B22C 9/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B22C 9/106 (2013.01 - EP US); B22C 9/24 (2013.01 - EP US); B22D 25/02 (2013.01 - US); F01D 11/122 (2013.01 - US); F23R 3/005 (2013.01 - US); F23R 3/007 (2013.01 - US); F01D 11/08 (2013.01 - EP); F05D 2230/211 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2260/204 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3533532 A1 20190904; GB 201803326 D0 20180418; US 2019270132 A1 20190905

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19155458 A 20190205; GB 201803326 A 20180301; US 201916268008 A 20190205