An apparatus and method for manufacturing a down hole tool that reduces manufacturing costs and enhances the tool's performance. A belted mold assembly includes a casting assembly, a belt assembly, and a mid-belt. The belted mold assembly is used to fabricate a casting that allows for a larger diameter blank to be used which displaces the more expensive casting material and for using a smaller outer diameter thin-walled mold. The casting assembly is disposed within the belt assembly and the mid-belt is loaded in the volume created between the casting assembly's outer surface and the belt assembly's inner surface. The mid-belt provides a bracing for the casting assembly during the casting process.
申请公布号
WO2011046827(A1)
申请公布日期
2011.04.21
申请号
WO2010US51997
申请日期
2010.10.08
申请人
VAREL EUROPE S.A.S.;REESE, MICHAEL, R.;GALLEGO, GILLES;BUTEAUD, SCOTT;HARRELL, ALAN, K.;DREWS, STEVEN, W.
发明人
REESE, MICHAEL, R.;GALLEGO, GILLES;BUTEAUD, SCOTT;HARRELL, ALAN, K.;DREWS, STEVEN, W.