Method and apparatus for production of a cast component
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1. A casting mold, comprising:
- a refractory member having a first outer wall with an inner surface;
a contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell that is not constructed of a plurality of separate components and thus having an absence of interfaces between separate components, the contiguous multi-wall shell also having a second outer wall with a thickness less than about 0.040 inches and a molten metal receiving cavity therein, said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell includes a starter seed receiving inlet portion opening into said molten metal receiving cavity, and wherein said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell is positioned within said refractory member; and
at least one support member positioned within said refractory member between said first outer wall and said second outer wall to abut and reinforce said second outer wall.
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Abstract
A system for producing cast components from molten metal. One form of the present invention includes a system for the precision pouring of molten metal within a casting mold. The precision pouring system is driven by a pressure differential.
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1. A casting mold, comprising:
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a refractory member having a first outer wall with an inner surface; a contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell that is not constructed of a plurality of separate components and thus having an absence of interfaces between separate components, the contiguous multi-wall shell also having a second outer wall with a thickness less than about 0.040 inches and a molten metal receiving cavity therein, said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell includes a starter seed receiving inlet portion opening into said molten metal receiving cavity, and wherein said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell is positioned within said refractory member; and at least one support member positioned within said refractory member between said first outer wall and said second outer wall to abut and reinforce said second outer wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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6. A casting mold, comprising:
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a refractory member forming a container having a first outer wall with an inner surface; a contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell having a second outer wall and a molten metal receiving cavity therein, said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell includes a starter seed receiving inlet portion opening into said molten metal receiving cavity, said molten metal cavity and said second outer wall define at least a portion of the shape of a cast component, and wherein said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell is positioned within said refractory member; and at least one support member positioned within said refractory member between said first outer wall and said second outer wall to abut and reinforce said second outer wall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A casting mold, comprising:
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a refractory member having a first outer wall with an inner surface; a free-form fabricated multi-wall ceramic shell that is constructed as a contiguous piece and not from coupling separate components, the free-form fabricated multi-wall ceramic shell having a second outer wall with a thickness less than about 0.040 inches and a molten metal receiving cavity therein, said shell includes a starter seed receiving inlet portion opening into said molten metal receiving cavity, and wherein said shell is positioned within said refractory member; and means for reinforcing the second outer wall when molten metal is poured in the molten metal receiving cavity, the means positioned between the first outer wall and the second outer wall.
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21. A casting mold, comprising:
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a refractory member having a first outer wall with an inner surface; a contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell that is wholly constructed as a single article and not from a construction of multiple pieces coupled together, the contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell having a second outer wall with a thickness less than about 0.040 inches and a molten metal receiving cavity therein, said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell includes a starter seed receiving inlet portion opening into said molten metal receiving cavity, and wherein said contiguous multi-wall ceramic shell is positioned within said refractory member; and a plurality of particulate reinforcing members disposed to support the second outer wall when molten metal is poured in the molten metal receiving cavity, the particulate reinforcing members positioned between the first outer wall and the second outer wall.
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