Method and apparatus for production of a cast component
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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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136 Claims
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1-113. -113. (canceled)
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114. A method, comprising:
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providing a casting mold having a plurality of layers of a material bonded together to define a cavity for receiving a molten metal material therein and an exit in communication with the cavity; orienting the casting mold at an inclination; rotating the casting mold to free any material located within the cavity and not bonded to one of the plurality of layers of material; and passing the material located within the cavity out of the cavity and through the exit. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 134, 135)
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126. A method, comprising:
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forming an integral ceramic shell by three dimensional printing, the ceramic shell includes a plurality of layers of a ceramic material bonded together to define a cavity therein for receiving a molten metal material and at least one exit in fluid communication with the cavity; orienting the ceramic shell at an inclination; rotating the ceramic shell about a first axis to free ceramic material located within the cavity that is not bonded to one of the plurality of layers of material; and passing the material located within the cavity out of the cavity and through the at least one exit. - View Dependent Claims (127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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136-169. -169. (canceled)
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