Vacuum system for die casting mold

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11065679-B2
Application number	US-202016983106-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2020
Priority date	Nov 13, 2019
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A vacuum system for a die casting mold, which forms vacuum inside a cavity formed between a fixed mold and a movable mold, includes: a ventilation assembly disposed between the cavity and a vacuum pump and mounted between the fixed mold and the movable mold and configured to decrease a flow rate of molten metal when the molten metal filled in the cavity flows in; and a vacuum pump forming the vacuum inside the ventilation assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vacuum system for a die casting mold forming vacuum inside a cavity formed between a fixed mold and a movable mold, the vacuum system comprising:
a ventilation assembly disposed between the cavity and a vacuum pump and mounted between the fixed mold and the movable mold and configured to decrease a flow rate of molten metal when the molten metal filled in the cavity flows in; and
a vacuum pump forming the vacuum inside the ventilation assembly, wherein the ventilation assembly includes: a first body mounted on any one mold between the fixed mold and the movable mold, having a first seating surface formed on a lower inner surface contacting the molten metal, and having an upper guide end protruding stepwise from the first seating surface on an upper inner surface and a plurality of first grooves formed inside the upper guide end to be perpendicular to a flow direction of the molten metal, a first sub-body mounted on the first seating surface, having a lower guide end connected to the upper guide end, and having a plurality of first protrusions formed inside the lower guide end to be perpendicular to the flow direction of the molten metal, a second body mounted on the other mold of the fixed mold and the movable mold, having a second seating surface formed on a lower inner surface contacting the molten metal to correspond to the first seating surface, and having a plurality of second grooves formed to be perpendicular to the flow direction of the molten metal, a second sub-body mounted on the second seating surface and having a plurality of second protrusions formed to be perpendicular to the flow direction of the molten metal, and a cover coupled to tops of the first and second bodies and having a suction port which is in communication with the vacuum pump.

2. The vacuum system of claim 1 , wherein the ventilation assembly includes:
a first ventilation unit and a second ventilation unit mounted on the fixed mold and the movable mold, respectively, above the cavity, and
the first ventilation unit and the second ventilation unit are in close contact with each other by combining the fixed mold and the movable mold to form a primary flow rate control section on a lower inner surface connected to the cavity and form a secondary flow rate control section connected to the primary flow rate control section on an upper inner surface.

3. The vacuum system of claim 2 , wherein in the ventilation assembly, an inlet through which the molten metal moves to the primary flow rate control section in connection with the cavity is formed at one side of a lower end, and an outlet through which air moves in connection with the vacuum pump from the secondary flow rate control section is formed at one side of an upper end.

4. The vacuum system of claim 3 , wherein the primary flow rate control section includes:
a first flow pattern having an entrance into which the molten metal flows and an exit from which the molten metal is discharged, and including a chamber causing flow separation of the molten metal formed between the entrance and the exit.

5. The vacuum system of claim 4 , wherein:
an angle formed by surfaces facing each other, which are connected to the entrance of the first flow pattern is in a range of 5 to 85°.

6. The vacuum system of claim 4 , wherein:
heights of the entrance and the exit of the first flow pattern are in a range of 5 to 15 mm.

7. The vacuum system of claim 4 , wherein:
widths of the entrance and the exit of the first flow pattern are in a range of 5 to 15 mm.

8. The vacuum system of claim 4 , wherein:
a curvature radius of an edge formed in the first flow pattern is in a range of 0.5 to 5.0 mm.

9. The vacuum system of claim 4 , wherein:
a reflective curved surface is formed adjacent to the exit of the first flow pattern, which returns the molten metal toward the entrance of the first flow pattern.

10. The vacuum system of claim 3 , wherein the secondary flow rate control section includes:
a second flow pattern having one end connected to the primary flow rate control section, an opposite end connected to the outlet, and having a predetermined shape.

11. The vacuum system of claim 10 , wherein in the second flow pattern, a width through which the molten metal passes is in a range of 0.5 to 2 mm.

12. The vacuum system of claim 10 , wherein the second flow pattern is symmetric in a multiple-step bending shape and a height between stepped ends is in a range of 1 to 5 mm.

13. The vacuum system of claim 10 , wherein in the second flow pattern, the curvature radius of each edge is in a range of 0.5 to 5.0 mm.

14. The vacuum system of claim 1 , wherein:
a molten metal groove into which the molten metal flows is formed on the lower guide end of the first sub-body.

15. The vacuum system of claim 1 , wherein:
a position of the first sub-body is regulated through a first key between the first sub-body and the first seating surface of the first body, and
the position of the second sub-body is regulated through a second key between the second sub-body and the second seating surface of the second body.

16. The vacuum system of claim 1 , wherein in the first protrusion and the second protrusion,
a first flow pattern having an entrance into which the molten metal flows and an exit from which the molten metal is discharged and including a chamber for causing flow separation of the molten metal formed between the entrance and the exit is formed.

17. The vacuum system of claim 1 , wherein the first groove and the second groove form a second flow pattern symmetric in a multi-step bending shape.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Yi Hae-Ryong
• Lee Sang Min

Classifications

• B22D17/14

  Machines with evacuated die cavity · CPC title

• B22D17/22 Primary

  Dies (manufacture, see the appropriate class, e.g. B23P15/24); Die plates; Die supports; Cooling equipment for dies; Accessories for loosening and ejecting castings from dies · CPC title

• B22D17/145 Primary

  Venting means therefor (for permanent moulds B22C9/067) · CPC title

• B22C9/067 Primary

  Venting means for moulds · CPC title

• B22C9/082

  Sprues, pouring cups · CPC title