(19)
(11)EP 2 570 207 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/13

(21)Application number: 12184534.1

(22)Date of filing:  14.09.2012
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B22C 9/04(2006.01)
B22C 9/10(2006.01)
B22C 9/24(2006.01)

(54)

Mold for casting a workpiece that includes one or more casting pins

Form zum Gießen eines Werkstücks mit einem oder mehreren Gussstiften

Moule pour coulage de pièce de fabrication qui comprend une ou plusieurs broches de coulée


(84)Designated Contracting States:
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

(30)Priority: 16.09.2011 US 201113234966

(43)Date of publication of application:
20.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/12

(73)Proprietor: United Technologies Corporation
Farmington, CT 06032 (US)

(72)Inventors:
  • LUTJEN, Paul M.
    Kennebunkport, ME Maine 04046 (US)
  • STROCK, Christopher W.
    Kennebunk, ME Maine 04043 (US)

(74)Representative: Dehns 
St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)


(56)References cited: : 
WO-A1-99/37421
GB-A- 2 118 078
US-A- 3 659 645
US-A1- 2005 189 086
GB-A- 926 399
GB-A- 2 346 340
US-A- 5 950 705
  
      
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION


    1. Technical Field



    [0001] This disclosure relates generally to a mold for casting a workpiece and, more particularly, to a mold that includes one or more casting pins.

    2. Background Information



    [0002] Various methods for investment casting (also referred to as "lost wax casting") are known in the art for manufacturing a hollow workpiece. An example of a hollow workpiece is a component such as a hollow rotor blade for a gas turbine engine. In one such method, molten metal is poured into a mold cavity defined between an exterior core surface of a casting core and an interior shell surface of a casting shell. The casting core may be supported within the casting shell using a plurality of casting pins. Each casting pin typically extends from the exterior core surface through the mold cavity and into the casting shell. Therefore, while a casting pin may prevent the casting core from moving in a direction that extends therethrough, the casting pin typically does not prevent the casting core from moving in an opposite direction that extends away therefrom. Such casting pins therefore are typically used in pairs, where a first casting pin is arranged on one side of the casting core, and where a second casting pin is arranged on an opposite side of the casting core.

    [0003] A mold for casting a workpiece, having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in GB 2118078 A.

    SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE



    [0004] According to the invention, there is provided a mold for casting a workpiece, as set forth in claim 1.

    [0005] The foregoing features and the operation of the invention will become more apparent in light of the following description and the accompanying drawings.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



    [0006] 

    FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional illustration of a mold for casting a workpiece;

    FIG. 2 is a sectional illustration of the mold illustrated in FIG. 1;

    FIG. 3 is a sectional illustration of the mold illustrated in FIG. 1;

    FIG. 4 is an illustration of a casting pin;

    FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional illustration of the casting pin illustrated in FIG. 4;

    FIG. 6 is a sectional illustration of a mold for casting a workpiece that includes the casting pin illustrated in FIG. 4;

    FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional illustration of a mold for casting a workpiece, which falls outside the scope of the claims; and

    FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional illustration of a casting pin included in the mold illustrated in FIG. 7.


    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION



    [0007] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional illustration of a mold 10 for casting a hollow workpiece. The mold 10 includes a casting shell 12, one or more casting cores 14 and 16, and one or more casting pins 18, 20 and 22.

    [0008] The casting shell 12 includes a shell wall 24 that defines an interior shell cavity 25. The shell wall 24 extends between an interior shell surface 26 and an exterior shell surface 28.

    [0009] The casting cores may include a first casting core 14 and a second casting core 16. The first casting core 14 includes a core sidewall 30, a first core surface 32, a second core surface 34 and at least one aperture 36. The core sidewall 30 extends between the first core surface 32 and the second core surface 34. Referring to FIG. 2, the aperture 36 may have a rectangular cross-sectional geometry that extends through the first casting core 14. Referring again to FIG. 1, the aperture 36 includes an aperture sidewall 38 that extends between the first core surface 32 and the second core surface 34.

    [0010] The second casting core 16 includes a core sidewall 40, a first core surface 42, a second core surface 44 and at least one aperture 46 (see FIG. 2). The core sidewall 40 extends between the first core surface 42 and the second core surface 44. Referring to FIG. 2, the aperture 46 may have a rectangular cross-sectional geometry that extends through the second casting core 16. The aperture 46 includes an aperture sidewall 48 that extends between the first core surface 42 and the second core surface 44.

    [0011] Referring again to FIG. 1, the casting pins may include a first casting pin 18, a second casting pin 20, and a third casting pin 22. Each casting pin 18, 20, 22 has one or more pin sidewalls that extend axially between a first pin end 50, 52, 54 and a second pin end 56, 58, 60, respectively. Referring to FIG. 3, the pin sidewalls may include a first pin sidewall 62, 64, 66, a second pin sidewall 68, 70, 72, a third pin sidewall 74, 76, 78 and a fourth pin sidewall 80, 82, 84, respectively. The first pin sidewall 62, 64, 66 and the fourth pin sidewall 80, 82, 84 each extend between the second pin sidewall 68, 70, 72 and the third pin sidewall 74, 76, 78, respectively.

    [0012] Referring again to FIG. 1, each casting pin 18, 20, 22 includes a first support segment 86, 88, 90, a second support segment 92, 94, 96, an intermediate segment 98, 100, 102 (see FIG. 2), and one or more notches. The first support segment 86, 88, 90 extends between the intermediate segment 98, 100, 102 and the first pin end 50, 52, 54, respectively. The second support segment 92, 94, 96 extends between the intermediate segment 98, 100, 102 and the second pin end 56, 58, 60, respectively. The intermediate segment 98, 100, 102 extends between the first support segment 86, 88, 90 and the second support segment 92, 94, 96. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the notches may include a first notch 104, 106, 108 and a second notch 110, 112, 114, respectively. The first notch 104, 106, 108 extends into the first pin sidewall 62, 64, 66 between the first support segment 86, 88, 90 and the second support segment 92, 94, 96, respectively. The second notch 110, 112, 114 extends into the fourth pin sidewall 80, 82, 84 between the first support segment 86, 88, 90 and the second support segment 92, 94, 96, respectively. In the embodiment in FIG. 2, the notches provide the intermediate segment 98, 100, 102 with a rectangular cross-sectional geometry (e.g., rectangle or square shaped geometry).

    [0013] Referring to FIG. 1, the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16 are arranged side-by-side within the interior shell cavity. The core sidewall 30 is separated from the core sidewall 40 by a gap 116.

    [0014] The first casting pin 18 and the second casting pin 20 respectively support the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16 within the casting shell 12. The first casting pin 18, for example, extends through the aperture 36 between opposing first and second sides 117 and 119 of the interior shell surface 26. A first region 118 of the first casting core 14 adjacent to the aperture sidewall 38 extends into the first notch 104. A second region 120 of the first casting core 14 adjacent to the aperture sidewall 38 extends into the second notch 110, and the aperture sidewall 38 contacts the intermediate segment 98. The first support segment 86 extends from the first core surface 32 to the first side 117 of the interior shell surface 26. The second support segment 92 extends from the second core surface 34 to the second side 119 of the interior shell surface 26.

    [0015] The third casting pin 22 supports the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16 within the casting shell 12, and aligns adjacent ends of the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16. The third casting pin 22, for example, extends through the gap 116 between the first and second sides 117 and 119 of the interior shell surface 26. A first region 126 of the first casting core 14 adjacent to the core sidewall 30 extends into the first notch 108, and the core sidewall 30 contacts the intermediate segment 102. A first region 128 of the second casting core 16 adjacent to the core sidewall 40 extends into the second notch 114, and the core sidewall 40 contacts the intermediate segment 102. The first support segment 90 extends from the first core surfaces 32 and 42 to the first side 117 of the interior shell surface 26. The second segment 96 extends from the second core surfaces 34 and 44 to the second side 119 of the interior shell surface 26.

    [0016] In some embodiments, the casting shell 12 and/or the casting cores 14 and 16 may be manufactured from ceramic. In some embodiments, the casting pins 18, 20 and 22 may be manufactured from metal (e.g., platinum).

    [0017] During assembly, the casting pins 18, 20 and 22 are respectively mated to the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16. For example, referring to FIGS. 1-3, the first support segment 86 is passed through the aperture 36 until the intermediate segment 98 is aligned with the first casting core 14. The first support segment 86 and the second support segment 92 is twisted relative to the intermediate segment 98 and the aperture 36 such that the first support segment partially overlaps the first core surface 32 and the second support segment partially overlaps the second core surface 34. The first and the second support segments 86 and 92 may twist relative to the intermediate segment 98, for example, through plastic deformation at intersections between the support segments and the intermediate segment.

    [0018] A wax die may be formed around the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16, and at least partially encapsulate the casting pins 18, 20 and 22. The casting shell 12 may subsequently be formed around the wax die, which may be removed to form the interior shell cavity 25. Alternatively, one or more of the casting pins 18, 20 and 22 may be respectively mated to the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16 after the wax die is formed around the first casting core 14 and the second casting core 16.

    [0019] FIG. 4 illustrates an alternate embodiment of a casting pin 130. FIG. 5 is a cross-section illustration of the casting pin 130 illustrated in FIG. 4. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, in contrast to the casting pins 18, 20 and 22 illustrated in FIG. 1, the casting pin 130 has a substantially square cross-sectional geometry, and includes a plurality of corner notches 132. Each corner notch 132 extends into an intermediate segment 134, at a corner 136 of the casting pin 130, between first and second support segments 138 and 140. FIG. 6 illustrates the casting pin 130 connected to a casting core 142 through an aperture 144 having a substantially square cross-sectional geometry.

    [0020] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional illustration of a mold 146 for casting a workpiece that includes an alternate casting pin 148 and which falls outside the scope of the invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional illustration of the casting pin 148 illustrated in FIG. 7. Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, in contrast to the casting pins 18, 20 and 22 illustrated in FIG. 1, the casting pin 148 has a substantially circular cross-sectional geometry, and includes an annular notch 150. The annular notch 150 extends into an intermediate segment 152 between first and second support segments 154 and 156. The annular notch 150 may be formed after the casting pin 148 is inserted into an aperture 158 in a casting core 160 by axially compressing the casting pin 148.

    [0021] In other embodiments, the first and/or the second pin ends may extend into the casting shell. The first and/or the second pin ends may also extend into a wax die mold during the formation of the wax die to locate the casting cores.

    [0022] In still other embodiments, one or more of the support segments of one or more of the casting pin may have a stepped geometry where, for example, an outer step extends into the casting shell.

    [0023] While various embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many more embodiments and implementations are possible within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the present invention is defined by the appended claims.


    Claims

    1. A mold (10) for casting a workpiece, comprising:

    a casting shell (12) comprising an interior shell surface (26);

    a casting core (14,16) located within the shell (10), and comprising a sidewall (30,40) extending between a first core surface (32,42) and a second core surface (34,44); and

    a casting pin (18,20;130) supporting the core (14;16) within the shell (12), and comprising an intermediate segment (98,100;134) connected between a first support segment (86,88,90;138) and a second support segment (92,94,96;140), wherein the intermediate segment (98,100;134) contacts the sidewall (30,40), the first support segment (86,88,90;138) extends from the first core surface (32,42) to a first side (117) of the interior shell surface (26), and the second support segment (92,94,96;140) extends from the second core surface (34,44) to a second side (119) of the interior shell surface (26) that is opposite the first side (117), wherein the casting pin (18;130) further comprises a first notch (104;132) extending into the casting pin (18;130) between the first and the second support segments (86,92;154,156), and a first region (118) of the core adjacent to the sidewall (30) extends into the first notch (104;132); characterised in that:

    the core (14) further comprises an aperture (36; 136) extending between the first and the second core surfaces (30,32), and wherein the aperture (36; 136) comprises the sidewall (30); and

    in that the casting pin (18,20;130) and the aperture (36;136) are configured such that the first support segment (86,88,90;138) may be passed through the aperture (36;136) until the intermediate segment (98,100;134) is aligned with the casting core (14,16), whereupon the first support segment (86,88,90;138) and the second support segment (92,94,96;140) may be twisted such that first support segment (86,88,90;138) partially overlaps the first core surface (32) and the second support segment (92,94,96;140) partially overlaps the second core surface (34).


     
    2. The mold of claim 1, wherein the casting pin (18) further comprises a first pin sidewall (62) extending between a second pin sidewall (68) and a third pin sidewall (74), and the notch (104) extends into the first pin sidewall (62), and between the second and the third pin sidewalls (68,74).
     
    3. The mold of claim 1, wherein the casting pin (130) further comprises a corner (136) between a first pin sidewall and a second pin sidewall, and the notch (132) extends from the corner (136) partially into the first and the second sidewalls.
     
    4. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein the casting pin (14;130) further comprises a second notch (110;132) extending into the casting pin (14;130) between the first and the second support segments (86,92;138,140), and a second region (120) of the core (14;130) adjacent to the aperture (36;136) extends into the second notch (110;132).
     
    5. The mold of claim 4, wherein the first notch (110; 132) and the second notch (110;132) are arranged on substantially opposite sides of the casting pin (14;130).
     
    6. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein the core comprises a first core (14), and further including a further casting pin (22) that includes a notch extending into the casting pin (18;130) between the first and the second support segments (86,92;154,156) and that further supports a second core (16) within the shell (10), and wherein the further casting pin (22) is located in a gap (116) between the sidewall (30) of the first core (14) and a sidewall (40) of the second core (16).
     
    7. The mold of claim 6, wherein the further casting pin (22) aligns adjacent ends of the first and the second cores (14,16).
     
    8. The mold of claim 7, wherein the further casting pin (22) further comprises a second notch (114) extending into the further casting pin (22) between the first and the second support segments (90,96), and a first region (128) of the second core (16) adjacent to the sidewall (40) thereof extends into the second notch (114).
     
    9. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the first and the second support segments (86,88,90;138;154,92,94,96;140) extends into the shell (12).
     
    10. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein the casting pin (18,20;130) is one of a plurality of casting pins that support the core (14,16) within the shell (12).
     
    11. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein the intermediate segment (98,100;134) comprises a rectangular cross-sectional geometry.
     
    12. The mold of claim 11, wherein the intermediate segment (98,100,102;134) comprises a square cross-sectional geometry.
     
    13. The mold of any preceding claim, wherein the shell (12) and the core (14,16) each comprises ceramic, and wherein the casting pin (18,20;130) comprises metal.
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Form (10) zum Gießen eines Werkstücks, umfassend:

    eine Gussschale (12), die eine Innenschalenfläche (26) umfasst;

    einen Gusskern (14, 16), der sich innerhalb der Schale (10) befindet und eine Seitenwand (30, 40) umfasst, die sich zwischen einer ersten Kernfläche (32, 42) und einer zweiten Kernfläche (34, 44) erstreckt; und

    einen Gussstift (18, 20; 130), der den Kern (14; 16) innerhalb der Schale (12) stützt, und umfassend ein Zwischensegment (98, 100; 134), das zwischen einem ersten Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138) und einem zweiten Stützsegment (92, 94, 96; 140) verbunden ist, wobei das Zwischensegment (98, 100; 134) die Seitenwand (30, 40) kontaktiert, sich das erste Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138) von der ersten Kernfläche (32, 42) zu einer ersten Seite (117) der Innenschalenfläche (26) erstreckt und sich das zweite Stützsegment (92, 94, 96; 140) von der zweiten Kernfläche (34, 44) zu einer zweiten Seite (119) der Innenschalenfläche (26) erstreckt, die sich gegenüber der ersten Seite (117) befindet, wobei der Gussstift (18; 130) ferner eine erste Kerbe (104; 132) umfasst, die sich in den Gussstift (18; 130) zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Stützsegment (86, 92; 154, 156) erstreckt, und sich eine erste Region (118) des Kerns benachbart zu der Seitenwand (30) in die erste Kerbe (104; 132) erstreckt;

    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:

    der Kern (14) ferner eine Öffnung (36; 136) umfasst, die sich zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Kernfläche (30, 32) erstreckt, und wobei die Öffnung (36; 136) die Seitenwand (30) umfasst; und

    dass der Gussstift (18, 20; 130) und die Öffnung (36; 136) derart konfiguriert sind, dass das erste Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138) durch die Öffnung (36; 136) geführt werden kann, bis das Zwischensegment (98, 100; 134) auf den Gusskern (14, 16) ausgerichtet ist, woraufhin das erste Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138) und das zweite Stützsegment (92, 94, 96; 140) derart verdreht werden können, dass das erste Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138) die erste Kernfläche (32) teilweise überlappt und das zweite Stützsegment (92, 94, 96; 140) die zweite Kernfläche (34) teilweise überlappt.


     
    2. Form nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Gussstift (18) ferner eine erste Stiftseitenwand (62) umfasst, die sich zwischen einer zweiten Stiftseitenwand (68) und einer dritten Stiftseitenwand (74) erstreckt, und sich die Kerbe (104) in die erste Stiftseitenwand (62) und zwischen der zweiten und der dritten Stiftseitenwand (68, 74) erstreckt.
     
    3. Form nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Gussstift (130) ferner eine Ecke (136) zwischen einer ersten Stiftseitenwand und einer zweiten Stiftseitenwand umfasst und sich die Kerbe (132) von der Ecke (136) teilweise in die erste und die zweite Seitenwand erstreckt.
     
    4. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Gussstift (14; 130) ferner eine zweite Kerbe (110; 132) umfasst, die sich in den Gussstift (14; 130) zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Stützsegment (86, 92; 138, 140) erstreckt, und sich eine zweite Region (120) des Kerns (14; 130) benachbart zu der Öffnung (36; 136) in die zweite Kerbe (110; 132) erstreckt.
     
    5. Form nach Anspruch 4, wobei die erste Kerbe (110; 132) und die zweite Kerbe (110; 132) auf im Wesentlichen gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Gussstiftes (14; 130) angeordnet sind.
     
    6. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Kern einen ersten Kern (14) umfasst, und ferner beinhaltend einen weiteren Gussstift (22), der eine Kerbe beinhaltet, die sich in den Gussstift (18; 130) zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Stützsegment (86, 92; 154, 156) erstreckt und der ferner einen zweiten Kern (16) innerhalb der Schale (10) stützt, und wobei sich der weitere Gussstift (22) in einer Lücke (116) zwischen der Seitenwand (30) des ersten Kerns (14) und einer Seitenwand (40) des zweiten Kerns (16) befindet.
     
    7. Form nach Anspruch 6, wobei der weitere Gussstift (22) benachbarte Enden des ersten und des zweiten Kerns (14, 16) ausrichtet.
     
    8. Form nach Anspruch 7, wobei der weitere Gussstift (22) ferner eine zweite Kerbe (114) umfasst, die sich in den weiteren Gussstift (22) zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Stützsegment (90, 96) erstreckt, und sich eine erste Region (128) des zweiten Kerns (16) benachbart zu der Seitenwand (40) davon in die zweite Kerbe (114) erstreckt.
     
    9. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei sich zumindest eines von dem ersten und dem zweiten Stützsegment (86, 88, 90; 138; 154, 92, 94, 96; 140) in die Schale (12) erstreckt.
     
    10. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei der Gussstift (18, 20; 130) einer aus einer Vielzahl von Gussstiften ist, die den Kern (14, 16) innerhalb der Schale (12) stützen.
     
    11. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei das Zwischensegment (98, 100; 134) eine rechteckige Querschnittsgeometrie umfasst.
     
    12. Form nach Anspruch 11, wobei das Zwischensegment (98, 100, 102; 134) eine quadratische Querschnittsgeometrie umfasst.
     
    13. Form nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei die Schale (12) und der Kern (14, 16) jeweils Keramik umfassen, und wobei der Gussstift (18, 20; 130) Metall umfasst.
     


    Revendications

    1. Moule (10) pour coulage de pièce de fabrication, comprenant :

    une coque de moulage (12) comprenant une surface intérieure de coque (26) ;

    un noyau de coulée (14, 16) situé à l'intérieur de la coque (10), et comprenant une paroi latérale (30, 40) s'étendant entre une première surface de noyau (32, 42) et une seconde surface de noyau (34, 44) ; et

    une broche de coulée (18, 20 ; 130) supportant le noyau (14 ; 16) à l'intérieur de la coque (12), et comprenant un segment intermédiaire (98, 100 ; 134) raccordé entre un premier segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138) et un second segment de support (92, 94, 96 ; 140), dans lequel le segment intermédiaire (98, 100 ; 134) entre en contact avec la paroi latérale (30, 40), le premier segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138) s'étend de la première surface de noyau (32, 42) à un premier côté (117) de la surface intérieure de coque (26), et le second segment de support (92, 94, 96 ; 140) s'étend de la seconde surface de noyau (34, 44) à un second côté (119) de la surface intérieure de coque (26) qui est opposé au premier côté (117), dans lequel la broche de coulée (18 ; 130) comprend en outre une première encoche (104 ; 132) s'étendant dans la broche de coulée (18 ; 130) entre les premier et second segments de support (86, 92 ; 154, 156), et une première région (118) du noyau adjacente à la paroi latérale (30) s'étend dans la première encoche (104 ; 132) ;

    caractérisé en ce que :

    le noyau (14) comprend en outre une ouverture (36 ; 136) s'étendant entre les première et seconde surfaces de noyau (30, 32), et dans lequel l'ouverture (36 ; 136) comprend la paroi latérale (30) ; et

    en ce que la broche de coulée (18, 20 ; 130) et l'ouverture (36 ; 136) sont configurées de sorte que le premier segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138) peut passer à travers l'ouverture (36 ; 136) jusqu'à ce que le segment intermédiaire (98, 100 ; 134) soit aligné avec le noyau de coulée (14, 16), après quoi le premier segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138) et le second segment de support (92, 94, 96 ; 140) peuvent être torsadés de sorte que ledit premier segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138) chevauche partiellement la première surface de noyau (32) et le second segment de support (92, 94, 96 ; 140) chevauche partiellement la seconde surface de noyau (34).


     
    2. Moule selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la broche de coulée (18) comprend en outre une première paroi latérale de broche (62) s'étendant entre une deuxième paroi latérale de broche (68) et une troisième paroi latérale de broche (74), et l'encoche (104) s'étend dans la première paroi latérale de broche (62), et entre les deuxième et troisième parois latérales de broche (68, 74).
     
    3. Moule selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la broche de coulée (130) comprend en outre un coin (136) entre une première paroi latérale de broche et une deuxième paroi latérale de broche, et l'encoche (132) s'étend à partir du coin (136) partiellement dans les première et deuxième parois latérales.
     
    4. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la broche de coulée (14 ; 130) comprend en outre une seconde encoche (110 ; 132) s'étendant dans la broche de coulée (14 ; 130) entre les premier et second segments de support (86, 92 ; 138, 140), et une seconde région (120) du noyau (14 ; 130) adjacente à l'ouverture (36 ; 136) s'étend dans la seconde encoche (110 ; 132).
     
    5. Moule selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la première encoche (110 ; 132) et la seconde encoche (110 ; 132) sont disposées sur des côtés sensiblement opposés de la broche de coulée (14 ; 130).
     
    6. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel le noyau comprend un premier noyau (14), et comprenant en outre une broche de coulée supplémentaire (22) qui comprend une encoche s'étendant dans la broche de coulée (18 ; 130) entre le premier et le second segment de support (86, 92 ; 154, 156) et qui supporte en outre un second noyau (16) à l'intérieur de la coque (10), et dans lequel la broche de coulée supplémentaire (22) est située dans un espace (116) entre la paroi latérale (30) du premier noyau (14) et une paroi latérale (40) du second noyau (16).
     
    7. Moule selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la broche de coulée supplémentaire (22) aligne les extrémités adjacentes des premier et second noyaux (14, 16).
     
    8. Moule selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la broche de coulée (22) supplémentaire comprend en outre une seconde encoche (114) s'étendant dans la broche de coulée (22) supplémentaire entre les premier et second segments de support (90, 96), et une première région (128) du second noyau (16) adjacente à la paroi latérale (40) de celui-ci s'étend dans la seconde encoche (114).
     
    9. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel au moins l'un du premier et du second segment de support (86, 88, 90 ; 138 ; 154, 92, 94, 96 ; 140) s'étend dans la coque (12).
     
    10. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la broche de coulée (18, 20 ; 130) est l'une d'une pluralité de broches de coulée qui supportent le noyau (14, 16) à l'intérieur de la coque (12).
     
    11. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel le segment intermédiaire (98, 100 ; 134) comprend une géométrie en coupe transversale rectangulaire.
     
    12. Moule selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le segment intermédiaire (98, 100, 102 ; 134) comprend une géométrie en coupe transversale carrée.
     
    13. Moule selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la coque (12) et le noyau (14, 16) comprennent chacun de la céramique, et dans lequel la broche de coulée (18, 20 ; 130) comprend du métal.
     




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