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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bradley D. Guthrie, Livonia, MI (US);
Venkat Nara, Northville, MI (US);
Paul Harrison, Temperance, MI (US);
Ronald H. Hasenbusch, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/00 (2006.01); B22D 29/00 (2006.01); B22D 17/20 (2006.01); B22D 30/00 (2006.01); B22D 17/00 (2006.01); B22D 17/08 (2006.01); B22D 17/22 (2006.01); B22D 17/32 (2006.01); C21D 1/58 (2006.01); C21D 1/60 (2006.01); C21D 1/667 (2006.01); C21D 1/673 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21D 9/0068 (2013.01); B22D 17/002 (2013.01); B22D 17/08 (2013.01); B22D 17/2007 (2013.01); B22D 17/2236 (2013.01); B22D 17/32 (2013.01); B22D 29/00 (2013.01); B22D 30/00 (2013.01); C21D 1/58 (2013.01); C21D 1/60 (2013.01); C21D 1/667 (2013.01); C21D 1/673 (2013.01); C21D 9/0062 (2013.01); F02F 7/0021 (2013.01); F02F 7/0053 (2013.01); F02F 2200/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of making a part. The part may cast in a die. A gripper assembly may be provided that has a gripper and a spray nozzle that provides a fluid. The part may be quenched with a fluid when the part is in the die.