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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Mark Manuel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Thomas N. Greaves, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Manuel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Thomas N. Greaves, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 37/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tool () having improved heat transfer characteristics and a method for cooling a tool () which is comprised of several selectively coupled sectional members () Each selected sectional members () include an outer contour (), while each of the sectional members () includes at least one coolant passage (). These coolant passages () cooperatively form a coolant manifold () which is a predetermined distance from contours (). An amount of coolantis passed through manifold () to cool tool ().