Ceramic Slip Casting Mold Carriers With Guided Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The precise positioning of mold components in ceramic die-casting processes is complex and requires significant engineering effort, especially in slip casting where porous plastic molds are used, as they can shift if not assembled correctly, leading to an improper seal and failed casting.
Innovation Solution
Integrating guides on mold carriers to ensure precise positioning of movable mold parts relative to each other, allowing for simplified assembly by guiding one mold carrier on another, reducing the need for precise force application and eliminating free positioning, thus simplifying the mold closure process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If precise positioning of mold components is achieved through complex engineering measures, then positioning accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mold assembly is divided into multiple mold carriers, each independently movable and equipped with guides. This segmentation allows each carrier to be positioned and guided separately, simplifying the overall positioning system while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Guides are introduced as intermediary elements between mold carriers to enable precise positioning. These guides act as mediators that constrain movement paths and ensure accurate relative positioning without requiring complex engineering measures for direct carrier-to-carrier positioning.
2Ease of operation
If mold components are freely positionable for easy assembly, then ease of operation is improved, but positioning precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mold carriers are designed to be dynamically movable during assembly and operation, guided by guide elements that provide constraint only when needed for positioning. This allows easy movement and assembly while ensuring precision when the mold is in operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The guides enable the mold carriers to self-position during assembly and operation. The carriers automatically find their correct positions through the guide constraints without requiring complex external positioning mechanisms or precise force application.
3Productivity
If multiple mold carriers are used for complex mold assemblies, then manufacturing capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each mold carrier is designed as a universal unit that can support different mold parts and includes integrated guides. This multi-functionality allows the same carrier design to be used throughout the assembly, reducing overall complexity despite having multiple carriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide elements are integrated within or attached to the mold carriers themselves, creating a nested structure where guides are part of the carrier assembly. This reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall device structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly reduces the technical effort required for mold alignment, ensuring accurate positioning without complex force direction adjustments, thereby enhancing the efficiency and ease of producing ceramic die-cast components.
Implementation Method 1
the body is formed by removing water from an aqueous suspension through a porous, water-absorbing mold
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method and a die-casting machine (20) for producing a ceramic die-cast component. Furthermore, the invention relates to a mold (1) and a mold carrier (6, 7, 8). To simplify the production of a ceramic die-cast component, it is proposed to provide a first mold carrier (6) for a mold part (3) for forming a mold assembly (10) of a mold (1) for producing a ceramic die-cast component, in particular using a slip casting process in which the mold parts (3, 4, 5) are reused and are made of a porous plastic material, with a guide (11) for a second mold carrier (7).