121 |
Pilot valve for a pneumatic tool |
US11276889 |
2006-03-17 |
US07252158B2 |
2007-08-07 |
Paul Kirsch |
A pneumatic tool (20) for impacting a workpiece (22) is provided. The tool (20) comprises a casing (42) defining a chamber (48). A piston (54) is slidable within the chamber (48) along an operational axis (A). An exhaust valve (100) controlled by a pilot valve (200) slides the piston (54) by selectively introducing and releasing pressurized fluid into and out from the chamber (48). The pilot valve (200) includes a valve housing (202) defining a pilot chamber (204) with a plunger (206) slidable in the pilot chamber (204). The pilot valve (200) actuates the tool (20) by quickly releasing pressurized fluid from the exhaust valve (100) to atmosphere. The pilot valve (200) includes a spring-biased annular seal (214) that is releasable from a poppet seat (222) to perform this function. |
122 |
Engine cast component having witness marks and method of machining same |
US11463208 |
2006-08-08 |
US07237525B1 |
2007-07-03 |
Robert Z. Olszewski; W. Bryan Snyder; Martin R. Zielke |
A component (100) for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of as-cast features (e.g. 116) formed thereon, and a plurality of machined features (e.g. 120). The component (100) also includes at least one witness mark (128), the witness mark (128) including a cavity (202) surrounded by a first lateral surface (204), a first inclined surface (208), a second inclined surface (210), and a valley surface (212). The at least one witness mark (128) is formed during a casting operation, and is used to locate the component (100) on a fixture (300). The plurality of machined features (120) do not encroach onto an area of the at least one witness mark (128). The first inclined surface (208) and the second inclined surface (210) are at an angle (α) with respect to each other. |
123 |
Method of removing excess metal from casting with press, and cutter used therefore |
US11606059 |
2006-11-30 |
US20070074840A1 |
2007-04-05 |
Nishina Katsuya |
[Problem] To make it possible to remove an excess metal portion from a casting with a press. Especially, to make it possible to punch an excess metal portion of a work into a recess shape. To make it possible to finish a casting at low cost. [Means for Resolution] A set of dies are composed in order to remove excess metal from a casting with a press. A method of removing the excess metal from the casting comprises the steps of: attaching a cutter 25 to one of the stationary die 11 side or the movable die 12 side; setting a work W on the other side; and punching excess metal of the work W into a recess shape by one punching motion of the movable die 12 with a cutting means composed of a plurality of blades from the first blade, which is smaller, to the final blade, which is larger and protruded, when the excess metal of the work W is removed by a punching motion of the movable die 12 conducted on the stationary die 12. A cutter 25 comprises: a row of blades in which a plurality of blades are arranged step-wise having a change in the form from the first blade, which is smaller than the final shape of the excess metal to be punched, to the final blade, the shape of which is the same as the final shape, wherein the row of blades from the first blade to the final blade are arranged so that the first small blade can be used being ahead of other blades and the other blades can be used in the order of punching motions. |
124 |
Method of removing a gate remnant from a casting |
US10969618 |
2004-10-20 |
US07140414B1 |
2006-11-28 |
Kenneth D. McKibben; Daniel D. Minor; Alan P. Gould; Robert L. Macheske |
The present invention relates to a method of removing a gate remnant from a casting comprising the steps of: providing a gating including a casting and a gate remnant, the gate remnant including a riser and at least two in-gates, wherein the at least two in-gates are attached to the riser and to the casting; weakening one of the at least two in-gates; and applying a first force to one of the at least two in-gates, wherein the first force severs the one of the at least two in-gates and thereby urges the riser away from the casting such that the other one of the at least two in-gates is severed, thereby separating the gate remnant from the casting. |
125 |
PILOT VALVE FOR A PNEUMATIC TOOL |
US11276889 |
2006-03-17 |
US20060162944A1 |
2006-07-27 |
Paul Kirsch |
A pneumatic tool (20) for impacting a workpiece (22) is provided. The tool (20) comprises a casing (42) defining a chamber (48). A piston (54) is slidable within the chamber (48) along an operational axis (A). An exhaust valve (100) controlled by a pilot valve (200) slides the piston (54) by selectively introducing and releasing pressurized fluid into and out from the chamber (48). The pilot valve (200) includes a valve housing (202) defining a pilot chamber (204) with a plunger (206) slidable in the pilot chamber (204). The pilot valve (200) actuates the tool (20) by quickly releasing pressurized fluid from the exhaust valve (100) to atmosphere. The pilot valve (200) includes a spring-biased annular seal (214) that is releasable from a poppet seat (222) to perform this function. |
126 |
Shock absorbing valve for a pneumatic tool |
US11183587 |
2005-07-18 |
US07032688B2 |
2006-04-25 |
Paul Kirsch |
A pneumatic tool (20) for impacting a workpiece (22) is provided. The tool (20) comprises a casing (42) defining a chamber (48). A piston (54) is slidable within the chamber (48) along an operational axis (A). An exhaust valve (100), controlled by a pilot valve (200), slides the piston (54) by selectively introducing and releasing pressurized fluid into and out from the chamber (48). A tool bit (24) is slidable within the chamber (48) to impact the workpiece (22). Kinetic energy is transferred to the tool bit (24) from the piston (54) via an impact from the piston (54) as the piston (54) slides within the chamber (48). A shock absorbing valve (500) includes a floating collar (502) that is slidable along the casing (42) between two seal rings (504). A handle (34) is mounted to the floating collar (502). The floating collar (502) reciprocates along the casing (42) as fluid envelopes (506, 508) are exposed to atmosphere in an alternating manner through exhaust ports (530, 532) in the floating collar (502) to reduce pressure in the fluid envelopes (506, 508) thereby reducing shock to a user grasping the handle (34). |
127 |
Pneumatic tool |
US10725733 |
2003-12-02 |
US06932166B1 |
2005-08-23 |
Paul Kirsch |
A pneumatic tool (20) for impacting a workpiece (22) is provided. The tool (20) comprises a casing (42) defining a chamber (48). A piston (54) is slidable within the chamber (48) along an operational axis (A). An exhaust valve (100) controlled by a pilot valve (200) slides the piston (54) by selectively introducing and releasing pressurized fluid into and out from the chamber (48). A tool bit (24) is slidable within the chamber (48) to impact the workpiece (22). Kinetic energy is transferred to the tool bit (24) from the piston (54) via an impact from the piston (54) as the piston (54) slides within the chamber (48). An energy absorbing mechanism (402) reduces the kinetic energy of the tool bit (24) after impact by the piston (54). The energy absorbing mechanism comprises a sleeve (404) that slides along the casing (42) and first (412) and second (414) pressure chambers that dissipate the kinetic energy of the tool bit (24) in multiple stages. |
128 |
Method for automatic riser gate removal compensating for variance in casting |
US10306287 |
2002-11-27 |
US20030139841A1 |
2003-07-24 |
Frank
D.
DeCord
JR. |
A method of finishing like castings wherein the exact dimensions of the casting are not known requires the steps of traversing the casting along a fixed path impinging excess material on a reduction apparatus such as grinder at a fixed location such that a defined witness is produced on the excess material, measuring the difference from the witness to the casting parent material and adjusting the fixed path to remove the excess material to within a specified tolerance. |
129 |
Multiple casting apparatus and method |
US09458198 |
1999-12-10 |
US06564853B1 |
2003-05-20 |
Robert W. Ratte |
An apparatus and method for pressure casting a plurality of battery terminal wherein the molten lead is prevented from entering the mold cavities until molten lead is present by the inlets of all the mold cavities with the inlets to the molds simultaneously opened to allow molten lead therein and simultaneously closed with the volume of each of the mold cavities in each of the mold cavities is quickly reduced to thereby cause the molten lead solidifies under the reduced volume and high pressure produces a battery terminal that is substantially free of both tears and cracks. |
130 |
Apparatus and method of forming battery parts |
US09953658 |
2001-09-17 |
US06513570B2 |
2003-02-04 |
Robert W. Ratte |
An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein the state of molten lead is monitored so that when the molten lead enters a liquid-to-solid transformation stage, the volume of the mold available for the lead to solidify therein is quickly reduced through a volume contraction step to thereby cause the molten lead to flow into the remaining volume at the same time one maintains pressure on the molten lead. As the molten lead solidifies under the reduced volume and high pressure it produces a battery part that is substantially free of both tears and cracks. In an alternate method, the lead is allowed to solidify and at least a portion of the lead is mechanically deformed through a volume contraction step to cause cracks or tears in the battery part to be eliminated thereby providing a battery part free of cracks or tears. In another method of forming a pressure cast battery part free of cracks a molten lead under pressure is flowed into a battery part cavity and the pressure of the molten lead is increased to sufficiently high pressure so that when the molten lead solidifies it forms a battery part free of cracks and voids. |
131 |
Work-piece processing machine |
US09963296 |
2001-09-26 |
US20020168928A1 |
2002-11-14 |
Hideo
Tokutake; Takenori
Kitazawa; Takao
Nishina; Hiroshi
Usuda |
The work-piece-processing machine of the present invention is compact and has two tools for precisely processing a work-piece. In the work-piece-processing machine, the work-piece is processed by a first tool and a second tool. Diameter of the second tool is shorter than that of the first tool. A first motor rotates the first tool. A second motor rotates the second tool. The first motor and the second motor are attached to a rotatable member. A rotating unit rotates the rotatable member in a vertical plane. |
132 |
Self-centering trim punch |
US10032738 |
2001-12-28 |
US20020053272A1 |
2002-05-09 |
Mark
Phlipot |
Cast metal parts are created for use in making machinery. When these parts are formed, unwanted material remains in the openings of the parts. This material, called flash, must be removed. In the method of the present invention, the cast parts are placed on a platen of a trim press that has multi-part punches attached thereto that are configured to self-align with the openings in the cast part and operative to evenly remove the flash. The invention also relates to a punch that initially breaks through the flash with a stationary punch that removes a majority of the flash inside the opening of the cast part. Next, a moving or self-centering punch self-aligns to the opening in the cast part and operates to remove the remaining flash. The inventive punch may also include a mounting base for attachment of the multi-part punches to the plate or platen of the press. |
133 |
Apparatus and method of forming battery parts |
US09953658 |
2001-09-17 |
US20020011323A1 |
2002-01-31 |
Robert
W.
Ratte |
An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein the state of molten lead is monitored so that when the molten lead enters a liquid-to-solid transformation stage, the volume of the mold available for the lead to solidify therein is quickly reduced through a volume contraction step to thereby cause the molten lead to flow into the remaining volume at the same time one maintains pressure on the molten lead. As the molten lead solidifies under the reduced volume and high pressure it produces a battery part that is substantially free of both tears and cracks. In an alternate method, the lead is allowed to solidify and at least a portion of the lead is mechanically deformed through a volume contraction step to cause cracks or tears in the battery part to be eliminated thereby providing a battery part free of cracks or tears. In another method of forming a pressure cast battery part free of cracks a molten lead under pressure is flowed into a battery part cavity and the pressure of the molten lead is increased to sufficiently high pressure so that when the molten lead solidifies it forms a battery part free of cracks and voids. |
134 |
Apparatus and method of forming battery parts |
US09208795 |
1998-12-10 |
US06202733B1 |
2001-03-20 |
Robert W. Ratte |
An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein the state of molten lead is monitored so that when the molten lead enters a liquid-to-solid transformation stage, the volume of the mold available for the lead to solidify therein is quickly reduced through a volume contraction step to thereby cause the molten lead to flow into the remaining volume at the same time one maintains pressure on the molten lead. As the molten lead solidifies under the reduced volume and high pressure it produces a battery part that is substantially free of both tears and cracks. In an alternate method, the lead is allowed to solidify and at least a portion of the lead is mechanically deformed through a volume contraction step to cause cracks or tears in the battery part to be eliminated thereby providing a battery part free of cracks or tears. In another method of forming a pressure cast battery part free of cracks a molten lead under pressure is flowed into a battery part cavity and the pressure of the molten lead is increased to sufficiently high pressure so that when the molten lead solidifies it forms a battery part free of cracks and voids. |
135 |
Saw mill apparatus for castings and method |
US733890 |
1991-07-22 |
US5284407A |
1994-02-08 |
Walter W. Wawrzyniak |
Apparatus including a saw mill cutter for removing risers or excess material from castings such as for engine blocks, cylinder heads, cam carriers, transmission housings and the like, with the saw mill cutter simultaneously cutting the riser from the casting body while milling the cut surface to form a finished and/or semi finished surface and with a method for utilizing such a saw mill cutter and forming such finished and/or semi-finished surface and with one form of the method including feeding the casting widthwise to the cutter such that it is cut and milled along its length. |
136 |
Radiation manufacturing apparatus |
US930813 |
1992-08-14 |
US5231259A |
1993-07-27 |
Jerome H. Lemelson |
An apparatus and method for reacting on articles of manufacture with radiation such as generated by an electron gun, laser or other means directed against a substrate wherein controlled movement of the substrate and/or the radiation is effected under the control of a computer. Controlled operation of the radiation and its movement against the substrate or the movement of the substrate during processing is effected by operating an automatic computer or master controller. An automatic article manipulator is also controlled in its operation to move the substrate prior to and after operation thereon with such radiation. A single computer or master controller may be employed to control the operation of the manipulator for removing the substrate from the vicinity of the radiation and replacing it with a new article to be operated on during the next cycle of operation of the radiation generating means. |
137 |
Processing of metal articles |
US451161 |
1989-12-15 |
US5064990A |
1991-11-12 |
Michael Tinsley; Antony Johns; Jonathan D. Philby |
A method is described for the separation of metal articles from surplus metal by the use of a laser. The articles may be cast or wrought. Several examples are given of gas turbine engine components being separated from a gating system by the use of a YAG laser. Benefits include lack of heat generation and, therefore, little or no distortion in the article. |
138 |
Trim press |
US788965 |
1985-10-18 |
US4665785A |
1987-05-19 |
Helmut Thurner |
A multiple station sequentially operating trim press is arranged to receive workpieces for subsequent transfer from a loading station to a treatment station by means of a pivotally mounted workpiece support. After trimming and deburring, the workpiece is transferred to a collection station and the workpiece support is moved to a cleaning station where its surface is washed free of residual trimmings. The workpiece support is then returned to its loading station and the sequence repeated. |
139 |
Method of producing castings with means to facilitate burr removal |
US427305 |
1982-09-29 |
US4494297A |
1985-01-22 |
Sten Larsson |
A method is described for producing castings and removing burrs produced during the casting at the parting line of the casting mold and in regions where cores are supported in core-supporting holes formed in the mold. The casting mold is so shaped that a well-defined burr, which includes a substantially uninterrupted flange projecting from the casting, is formed in the region of the casting which solidifies opposite the mold parting line. The mold may also be so shaped that a further well-defined burr, which includes a further substantially uninterrupted flange projecting from the casting, is formed in the region of the casting which solidifies where a core of the casting mold enters a core-supporting hole. After removal of the casting from the mold, the or each flange is removed by a mechanical cutting tool or by gas cutting, preferably by employing an industrial robot to effect relative movement between the flange and the flange-removing means. |
140 |
Riser removal device |
US253318 |
1981-04-13 |
US4402443A |
1983-09-06 |
Victor L. Kerns; David A. Sager |
This invention relates generally to a device for removing risers or the like from metal castings. The device generally includes a frame on which there is mounted a power actuated means for fracturing and separating the riser from the casting and a retaining and locating means which serves to locate and retain the power actuated means in a position in which it is operative to strike the riser and separate it from the casting. |