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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bob R. Powell, Jr., Birmingham, MI (US);
Michael J. Walker, Windsor, CA;
Inventors:
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bob R. Powell, Jr., Birmingham, MI (US);
Michael J. Walker, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/16 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B22D 19/00 (2006.01); B22D 19/04 (2006.01); B22D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/0081 (2013.01); B22D 19/04 (2013.01); B22D 23/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component includes a cast portion and an insert. The cast portion includes a sacrificial suspension device. The insert is configured to provide damping to the component. The sacrificial suspension device is dissolved during a casting process, into a molten material, forming the cast portion such that the insert is fully encapsulated by the cast portion, including the dissolved suspension device.