Solid State Manufacturing Tool With Internal Cooling Passageways
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Solution Overview
Problem
Forging and extrusion processes for metal parts require expensive components and experience significant heat-related property alterations, reducing tool lifetime.
Innovation Solution
Solid state manufacturing tools with internal passageways for cooling, featuring complex geometries and heat exchange structures to control heat during use, allowing production of large and complex parts without expensive tooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional forging or extrusion processes are used to produce metal parts, then metal parts can be shaped and produced, but expensive components are required and tool lifetime is reduced due to significant heat-related property alterations
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is divided into multiple segments including a body portion, a working portion, and a cooling portion, each with specific functions. This segmentation allows for optimized heat management and material selection in different zones, improving tool lifetime while controlling manufacturing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
A cooling fluid is introduced as an intermediary substance through internal passageways to transfer heat away from the tool during operation. This mediator enables continuous operation at lower temperatures, extending tool lifetime without requiring expensive heat-resistant materials throughout the entire tool structure
2Reliability
If internal passageways with complex geometries are added to cool the tool, then tool lifetime is enhanced and heat control is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling passageways are merged directly into the tool body structure, combining the cooling function with the tool structure itself. This integration eliminates the need for separate cooling systems while providing effective heat management through strategically positioned internal channels
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling passageways are strategically positioned in specific zones of the tool where heat generation is most intense. The complex geometry is localized to areas requiring enhanced cooling, while other portions of the tool maintain simpler structures, balancing cooling effectiveness with manufacturing complexity
3Shape
If large and complex parts are produced using the tool, then part geometry and size requirements are met, but heat control during production becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
Cooling passageways are positioned in three-dimensional space within the tool body, allowing cooling fluid to access heat generation zones from multiple directions. This spatial arrangement enables effective heat control for large, complex parts by distributing cooling coverage throughout the tool's volume rather than relying on surface cooling alone
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances tool longevity and reliability while producing parts with improved properties and geometry, eliminating the need for costly equipment and reducing production time.
Implementation Method 1
one or more internal passageways configured to cool the solid state manufacturing tool during use
Implementation Method 2
The tool comprises one or more heat exchange structures. In some configurations, the heat exchange structures are internal heat exchange fins. In other configurations, the heat exchange structures are external heat exchange fins
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AI summary
Certain configurations of a solid state manufacturing tool comprising one or more internal passageways configured to cool the solid state manufacturing tool during use of the tool are described. Solid state manufacturing systems that use the tool in combination with other components to add solid material to a surface are also described.