Reverse casting process

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9643246
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14821749

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The teachings provide a fill tube assembly for a casting mold and methods of using the assembly. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations.

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LINAMAR STRUCTURES USA (ALABAMA) INC287 SPEEDVALE AVENUE WEST GUELPH N1H 1C5

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhattacharyya, Rabindra K Export, US 11 112
Burg, James T Verona, US 30 264
Klingensmith, Marshall A New Kensington, US 12 598
Ripepi, Mark A Harrison City, US 7 20

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