Foam patterns
Abstract
A method of creating a foam pattern comprises mixing a polyol component and an isocyanate component to form a liquid mixture. The method further comprises placing a temporary core having a shape corresponding to a desired internal feature in a cavity of a mold and inserting the mixture into the cavity of the mold so that the mixture surrounds a portion of the temporary core. The method optionally further comprises using supporting pins made of foam to support the core in the mold cavity, with such pins becoming integral part of the pattern material simplifying subsequent processing. The method further comprises waiting for a predetermined time sufficient for a reaction from the mixture to form a foam pattern structure corresponding to the cavity of the mold, wherein the foam pattern structure encloses a portion of the temporary core and removing the temporary core from the pattern independent of chemical leaching.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- IC Patterns, LLC (Miamisburg, OH)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1109104
- Patent Number(s):
- 8591787
- Application Number:
- 13/154,667
- Assignee:
- IC Patterns, LLC (Miamisburg, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-04GO14332
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Chaudhry, Anil R, Dzugan, Robert, Harrington, Richard M, Neece, Faurice D, Singh, Nipendra P, and Westendorf, Travis. Foam patterns. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Chaudhry, Anil R, Dzugan, Robert, Harrington, Richard M, Neece, Faurice D, Singh, Nipendra P, & Westendorf, Travis. Foam patterns. United States.
Chaudhry, Anil R, Dzugan, Robert, Harrington, Richard M, Neece, Faurice D, Singh, Nipendra P, and Westendorf, Travis. Tue .
"Foam patterns". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1109104.
@article{osti_1109104,
title = {Foam patterns},
author = {Chaudhry, Anil R and Dzugan, Robert and Harrington, Richard M and Neece, Faurice D and Singh, Nipendra P and Westendorf, Travis},
abstractNote = {A method of creating a foam pattern comprises mixing a polyol component and an isocyanate component to form a liquid mixture. The method further comprises placing a temporary core having a shape corresponding to a desired internal feature in a cavity of a mold and inserting the mixture into the cavity of the mold so that the mixture surrounds a portion of the temporary core. The method optionally further comprises using supporting pins made of foam to support the core in the mold cavity, with such pins becoming integral part of the pattern material simplifying subsequent processing. The method further comprises waiting for a predetermined time sufficient for a reaction from the mixture to form a foam pattern structure corresponding to the cavity of the mold, wherein the foam pattern structure encloses a portion of the temporary core and removing the temporary core from the pattern independent of chemical leaching.},
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