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Vacuum countergravity casting apparatus and method

CA 2000868 A1 · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Chandley, George D.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A vacuum countergravity casting apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a gas permeable mold sealingly mounted in the mouth of the chamber and comprising a gas permeable upper mold member and a lower mold member held in sealing engagement at a mold parting plane without glue. To this end the, upper mold member includes an exterior mold surface confronted by the vacuum chamber and a plurality of vacuum passages extending between the exterior mold surface and a bottom parting surface thereof to expose an effective area of the lower mold member to subambient pressure in the chamber sufficient to urge the lower mold member into sealing engagement with the upper mold …

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  • Filed October 17, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2009.
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FiledOctober 17, 1989
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedOctober 17, 2009
Patent numberCA 2000868 A1
Classification (IPC)B22D18/06 +1 more

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