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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mohan Sundar, Troy, MI (US);
Rao Mallikarjuna Chalasani, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mohan Sundar, Troy, MI (US);
Rao Mallikarjuna Chalasani, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/00 (2006.01); B22D 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment includes a method that calls for supporting an insert in a mold cavity of a casting die by way of one or more spacers, introducing a molten material into the mold cavity such that the one or more spacers are melted and consumed by the molten material, and wherein the one or more spacers and the molten material are of the same composition.