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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
George M. Cunningham, Horseheads, NY (US);
Lawrence S. Rajnik, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Inorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for making a composite extrusion die for making a cellular honeycomb structure with thin cell walls. The method includes the steps of drilling a grid of separate feed holes/channels into an inlet face of an extrusion die base element, and cutting a grid of intersecting primary outlet slots into an outlet face of the base element, where every alternate one of the primary outlet slots is in direct communication with a plurality of the feed channels. Further, the method includes cutting a grid of intersecting secondary outlet slots into the outlet face, where each one of the secondary outlet slots bisects each one of the primary outlet slots. The method further includes scoring a plurality of indentations into that region of the outlet face that does not contain any of the primary and secondary outlet slots, and filling each of the feed channels and each of the primary and secondary outlet slots with a filler material. Further, the method includes placing a bonding material onto the outlet face and into each of the plurality of indentations, and permanently attaching to the outlet face, a first side of a capping plate having a plate thickness not greater than 0.060 inches. Finally, the method includes cutting through the capping plate a grid of cap slots having a slot width not greater than 0.007 inches. The method further comprises eliminating the filler material from each of the feed channels and each of the primary and secondary outlet slots.