US20220241847A1 - Profile chill for forming a cast device - Google Patents
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- an expendable mold package is assembled from a plurality of resin-bonded sand cores that define internal and external surfaces of a device, wherein each of the sand cores may be formed by blowing resin-coated foundry sand into a core box and curing it therein.
- a sand casting process for an internal combustion engine block includes a sand casting process for an internal combustion engine block.
- the mold assembly method involves positioning a base core on a surface and building up or stacking separate mold elements to shape such casting features.
- elements may include sides, ends, valleys, water jackets, cam openings, and a crankcase of the cylinder block, with additional cores being present depending on the engine design.
- Dendrites may be formed during solidification of the liquified metal when the liquified metal is an aluminum alloy.
- the length, orientation, and configuration of the dendrites may affect structural and material properties of the cast device. Excess dendrite lengths, orientations, and configurations may negatively affect tensile strength and fatigue strength, thus affecting the service life of the cast device. Achieving smaller DAS (Dendrite arm spacing) in a sand cast block may be challenging in certain locations, such as near vent windows and cam bore regions of an engine block.
- the concepts provided herein provide a profiled chill for improved cooling of a cast device during solidification of liquid metal.
- the improved cooling afforded by the profiled chill refines the cast aluminum microstructure by improving cooling during solidification of the liquid metal.
- the improvement to quickly cooling liquid metal during solidification refines the cast aluminum microstructure by decreasing Dendrite Arm Spacing (DAS) and reducing porosity, resulting in improved mechanical properties in-use.
- DAS Dendrite Arm Spacing
- the profiled chill may be employed to improve material properties in a bulkhead area.
- the profiled chill is much more thermally conductive than foundry sand to conduct heat from portions of the cast device.
- the profiled chill includes one or more thermo-conductive elements that are assembled in a mold in a manner to shape some portion of the features of the cast device.
- the profiled chill may be placed into base core tooling with a base core formed about it, or it may be assembled into the base core during mold assembly.
- An aspect of the disclosure includes a mold package for casting an engine block, wherein the mold package includes a profiled chill and a mold core assembly that is disposed on the profiled chill.
- the mold core assembly defines a plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- the profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon, wherein the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element.
- the third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first chill portion being arranged as a rectangular prism, and wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion being adjacent to saddle regions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads, wherein the plurality of third chill portions includes one of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes each of the plurality of bulkheads having an end portion, wherein the first chill portion is adjacent to the end portions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads, wherein each includes a saddle portion, an end portion, and side portions, and wherein the first chill portion is arranged as a rectangular prism, wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion, and wherein the third chill portion is arranged on the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion being arranged adjacent to the saddle portion of each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the plurality of third chill portions being arranged adjacent to the sides of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first chill portion being disposed adjacent to the end portions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the profiled chill being disposed on a profiled chill plate.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the profiled chill being fabricated from a thermally conductive material.
- thermally conductive material being one of copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, a steel alloy, or an iron alloy.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first, second and third chill portions being fabricated from a solid material.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first, second and third chill portions including an internal fluidic passage for accommodating a coolant fluid.
- the profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon.
- the first chill portion is a rectangular prism including a first surface
- the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element that is arranged on the first surface of the first chill portion
- the plurality of third chill portions are arranged on the first chill portion and extend from the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion.
- the third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the interior bulkhead of the device.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an engine block mold package for a V-cylinder configuration engine including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an embodiment of a profiled chill for an engine block mold package, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a bottom view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a mid-section lateral cutaway view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a mid-section longitudinal cutaway view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an engine block mold package for an in-line cylinder configuration including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure.
- FIGS. 1-5 illustrate various aspects of a mold package 100 that includes a profiled chill 50 .
- the mold package 100 and profiled chill 50 are associated with casting a V-8 engine block 10 for an internal combustion engine.
- a mold package 600 , an embodiment of profiled chill 650 , a mold gating arrangement 692 are associated with casting an in-line four-cylinder engine block 610 for an internal combustion engine.
- an embodiment of the profiled chill 650 having the features described herein may be employed in forming an engine block having a V4, V6, V10, V12, etc., cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having an in-line cylinder configuration of L2, L3, L5, L6, L8, etc.; forming an engine block having a W-cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having an opposed cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having a single cylinder configuration, etc.
- the mold package and profiled chill may be associated with forming another cast device employing features of the profiled chill that are described herein.
- a mold core assembly is formed onto the profiled chill 50 and the mold gate arrangement 92 within the engine block mold package 100 .
- the mold core assembly includes, e.g., a crankcase core, end cores, side cores, water jacket slab core assemblies, a tappet valley core, and a cover core.
- the profiled chill 50 and the mold core assembly shape portions of the features of the cast device, including shaping the plurality of bulkheads. Liquid metal is poured into the engine block mold package 100 and cooled to form the cast device.
- an isometric view of an embodiment of the profiled chill 50 is illustrated, with a first chill portion 52 having a second chill portion 60 and a plurality of third chill portions 64 arranged thereon.
- the profiled chill 50 is arranged on a chill plate 70 .
- the profiled chill 50 is much more thermally conductive than foundry sand and readily conducts heat from the portions of the cast device that it comes into contact with.
- the plurality of third chill portions 64 are arranged on the top surface 54 of the first chill portion 52 on top of the second chill portion 60 and are arranged longitudinally to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block 10 .
- Each of the third chill portions 64 has a quasi-triangular shape in the xz-plane, including a flattened tip 65 .
- the profiled chill 50 with the first chill portion 52 , the second chill portion 60 and the plurality of third chill portions 64 may be an assembly of components or may be formed as a unitary device with features as described herein.
- the profiled chill 50 is advantageously fabricated from a thermally conductive material, such as an iron alloy, a steel alloy, a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy etc.
- the profiled chill 50 is fabricated from a solid mass of material.
- one or more of the first, second and third chill portions may include an internal fluidic passage 58 that is capable of accommodating a circulating coolant.
- a bottom view of a portion of the engine block 10 and the bottom surface 56 of the profiled chill 50 in the xy-plane is illustrated, for purposes of indicating the location of the mid-section lateral cutaway view in the xz-plane that is illustrated with reference to FIG. 4 and indicating the location of the mid-section longitudinal cutaway view in the yz-plane that is illustrated with reference to FIG. 5 .
- the engine block 10 includes cylinder liners defining cylinders 11 , an intermediate bulkhead 20 that includes a cam bore opening 30 and surrounding region 31 , and the oil pan skirt 32 .
- the profiled chill 50 includes the first chill portion 52 and one of the third chill portions 64 . As shown, the third chill portion 64 has a flattened tip 65 that is proximal to the surrounding region 31 of the cam bore opening 30 .
- the engine block 10 includes cylinder liners defining cylinders 11 and a plurality of bulkheads including a front bulkhead 12 , a rear bulkhead 16 , and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads 20 .
- Each of the plurality of bulkheads includes a pair of the end portions 24 and a saddle region 26 .
- the profiled chill 50 includes the first chill portion 52 , the second chill portion 60 , and a plurality of the third chill portions 64 .
- the plurality of the third chill portions 64 are arranged as follows. One of the third chill portions 64 is arranged to be adjacent to an inner side portion 14 of the front bulkhead 12 . One of the third chill portions 64 is arranged to be adjacent to an inner side portion 18 of the rear bulkhead 16 . Paired sets of the third chill portions 64 are arranged to be adjacent to first and second side portions 21 , 22 , respectively, of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads 20 .
- the concepts described herein provide a profiled chill 50 , such as is described with reference to FIG. 2 , for a mold package that is configured for casting a device having an interior bulkhead portion.
- the interior bulkhead portion may be an inner side portion 14 of the front bulkhead 12 , an inner side portion 18 of the rear bulkhead 16 , or first or second side portions 21 , 22 , respectively, of one of the intermediate bulkheads 20 .
- the profiled chill 50 provides improved cooling during solidification at the locations near to vent windows/holes and around the cam bore regions in the bulkhead, as compared to present chill. This serves to refine the cast aluminum microstructure by decreasing cast aluminum Dendrite Arm Spacing (DAS) and reducing porosity, resulting in improved mechanical properties in-use.
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A mold package for forming a cast device such as an engine block is described. The mold package includes a profiled chill and a mold core assembly that is disposed on the profiled chill. The mold core assembly defines a plurality of bulkheads of the engine block. The profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon, wherein the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element. The third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
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- In a sand casting process, an expendable mold package is assembled from a plurality of resin-bonded sand cores that define internal and external surfaces of a device, wherein each of the sand cores may be formed by blowing resin-coated foundry sand into a core box and curing it therein. One example includes a sand casting process for an internal combustion engine block.
- In one embodiment, the mold assembly method involves positioning a base core on a surface and building up or stacking separate mold elements to shape such casting features. When casting an internal combustion engine block, elements may include sides, ends, valleys, water jackets, cam openings, and a crankcase of the cylinder block, with additional cores being present depending on the engine design.
- Removal of thermal energy from liquified metal in a mold package is an important consideration in the foundry process. Rapid solidification and cooling of the cast device promotes a fine grain structure in the solidified metal, leading to desirable material properties including high tensile strength, high fatigue strength, and good machinability. By way of a non-limiting example, dendrites may be formed during solidification of the liquified metal when the liquified metal is an aluminum alloy. The length, orientation, and configuration of the dendrites may affect structural and material properties of the cast device. Excess dendrite lengths, orientations, and configurations may negatively affect tensile strength and fatigue strength, thus affecting the service life of the cast device. Achieving smaller DAS (Dendrite arm spacing) in a sand cast block may be challenging in certain locations, such as near vent windows and cam bore regions of an engine block.
- As such, there is a need for improved cooling of a cast device during solidification of the liquified metal in order to reduce DAS and porosity particularly in the high-stressed bulkhead areas. Furthermore, it is desirable to produce a cylinder block cast device in a manner that enhances material mechanical properties in the bulkhead area, increases casting efficiency, and improves casting accuracy.
- The concepts provided herein provide a profiled chill for improved cooling of a cast device during solidification of liquid metal. The improved cooling afforded by the profiled chill refines the cast aluminum microstructure by improving cooling during solidification of the liquid metal. The improvement to quickly cooling liquid metal during solidification refines the cast aluminum microstructure by decreasing Dendrite Arm Spacing (DAS) and reducing porosity, resulting in improved mechanical properties in-use.
- When the cast device is an engine block for an internal combustion engine, the profiled chill may be employed to improve material properties in a bulkhead area. The profiled chill is much more thermally conductive than foundry sand to conduct heat from portions of the cast device. The profiled chill includes one or more thermo-conductive elements that are assembled in a mold in a manner to shape some portion of the features of the cast device. The profiled chill may be placed into base core tooling with a base core formed about it, or it may be assembled into the base core during mold assembly.
- An aspect of the disclosure includes a mold package for casting an engine block, wherein the mold package includes a profiled chill and a mold core assembly that is disposed on the profiled chill. The mold core assembly defines a plurality of bulkheads of the engine block. The profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon, wherein the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element. The third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first chill portion being arranged as a rectangular prism, and wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion being adjacent to saddle regions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads, wherein the plurality of third chill portions includes one of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being arranged adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes each of the plurality of bulkheads having an end portion, wherein the first chill portion is adjacent to the end portions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads, wherein each includes a saddle portion, an end portion, and side portions, and wherein the first chill portion is arranged as a rectangular prism, wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion, and wherein the third chill portion is arranged on the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion being arranged adjacent to the saddle portion of each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the plurality of third chill portions being arranged adjacent to the sides of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first chill portion being disposed adjacent to the end portions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the profiled chill being disposed on a profiled chill plate.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the profiled chill being fabricated from a thermally conductive material.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the thermally conductive material being one of copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, a steel alloy, or an iron alloy.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first, second and third chill portions being fabricated from a solid material.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes the first, second and third chill portions including an internal fluidic passage for accommodating a coolant fluid.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a profiled chill for a mold package that is configured for casting a device having an interior bulkhead. The profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon. The first chill portion is a rectangular prism including a first surface, the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element that is arranged on the first surface of the first chill portion, and the plurality of third chill portions are arranged on the first chill portion and extend from the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion. The third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the interior bulkhead of the device.
- The above summary is not intended to represent every possible embodiment or every aspect of the present disclosure. Rather, the foregoing summary is intended to exemplify some of the novel aspects and features disclosed herein. The above features and advantages, and other features and advantages of the present disclosure, will be readily apparent from the following detailed description of representative embodiments and modes for carrying out the present disclosure when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the claims.
- One or more embodiments will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an engine block mold package for a V-cylinder configuration engine including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure. -
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an embodiment of a profiled chill for an engine block mold package, in accordance with the disclosure. -
FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a bottom view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure. -
FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a mid-section lateral cutaway view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure. -
FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a mid-section longitudinal cutaway view of a portion of an engine block mold package including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure. -
FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an isometric view of an engine block mold package for an in-line cylinder configuration including an embodiment of a profiled chill, in accordance with the disclosure. - The appended drawings are not necessarily to scale and may present a somewhat simplified representation of various preferred features of the present disclosure as disclosed herein, including, for example, specific dimensions, orientations, locations, and shapes. Details associated with such features will be determined in part by the particular intended application and use environment.
- The components of the disclosed embodiments, as described and illustrated herein, may be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, as claimed, but is merely representative of possible embodiments thereof. In addition, while numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein, some embodiments can be practiced without some of these details. Moreover, for the purpose of clarity, certain technical material that is understood in the related art has not been described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the disclosure. For purposes of convenience and clarity, directional terms such as top, bottom, left, right, up, over, above, below, beneath, rear, and front, may be used with respect to the drawings. These and similar directional terms are not to be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. The disclosure, as illustrated and described herein, may be practiced in the absence of an element that is not specifically disclosed herein. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by an expressed or implied theory presented herein. Corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features throughout the drawings.
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FIGS. 1-5 , consistent with embodiments disclosed herein, illustrate various aspects of amold package 100 that includes a profiledchill 50. In one embodiment, and as illustrated with reference toFIGS. 1-5 , themold package 100 and profiledchill 50 are associated with casting a V-8engine block 10 for an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment, and as illustrated with reference toFIG. 6 , a mold package 600, an embodiment of profiledchill 650, amold gating arrangement 692 are associated with casting an in-line four-cylinder engine block 610 for an internal combustion engine. By way of non-limiting examples, an embodiment of the profiledchill 650 having the features described herein may be employed in forming an engine block having a V4, V6, V10, V12, etc., cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having an in-line cylinder configuration of L2, L3, L5, L6, L8, etc.; forming an engine block having a W-cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having an opposed cylinder configuration; forming an engine block having a single cylinder configuration, etc. Alternatively, the mold package and profiled chill may be associated with forming another cast device employing features of the profiled chill that are described herein. Throughout the drawings, the elements may be described with reference to a lateral orx-axis 7, a longitudinal or y-axis 8, and an elevation or z-axis 9, and an associated xy-plane, an associated xz-plane, and an associated yz-plane. - Referring again to
FIG. 1 , an isometric view of the engineblock mold package 100 for theengine block 10 that is arranged in a V-cylinder configuration is schematically illustrated and includes theengine block 10 including cylinderliners defining cylinders 11 that are disposed on amold gating arrangement 92 and arranged in amold core box 90, with an embodiment of the profiledchill 50 arranged thereon. Illustrated features of theengine block 10 include an outer portion of afront bulkhead 12, a cam bore opening 30, and anoil pan skirt 32. This perspective illustrates the engineblock mold package 100 and theengine block 10 at the end of a molding process, with theengine block 10 in an inverted position. Abottom surface 56 of the profiledchill 50 is indicated. - To form the
engine block 10, a mold core assembly is formed onto the profiledchill 50 and themold gate arrangement 92 within the engineblock mold package 100. The mold core assembly includes, e.g., a crankcase core, end cores, side cores, water jacket slab core assemblies, a tappet valley core, and a cover core. The profiledchill 50 and the mold core assembly shape portions of the features of the cast device, including shaping the plurality of bulkheads. Liquid metal is poured into the engineblock mold package 100 and cooled to form the cast device. - Referring again to
FIG. 2 , an isometric view of an embodiment of the profiledchill 50 is illustrated, with afirst chill portion 52 having asecond chill portion 60 and a plurality ofthird chill portions 64 arranged thereon. In one embodiment, the profiledchill 50 is arranged on achill plate 70. The profiledchill 50 is much more thermally conductive than foundry sand and readily conducts heat from the portions of the cast device that it comes into contact with. - The
first chill portion 52 is arranged as a rectangular prism having atop surface 54 and thebottom surface 56, previously shown with reference toFIG. 1 .Portions 55 of thetop surface 54 in the xy-plane are arranged to be adjacent to endportions 24 of a plurality of bulkheads that are formed in theengine block 10 during casting. Thefirst chill portion 52 may be fabricated from a solid block in one embodiment. Alternatively, thefirst chill portion 52 may include cooling passages. - The
second chill portion 60 is a semicylindrical element with a curved surface 62 in the xz-plane and is arranged on thetop surface 54 of thefirst chill portion 52. The curved surface 62 of the semicylindrical element of thesecond chill portion 60 is adjacent to a plurality ofsaddle regions 26 of the plurality of bulkheads that are formed in theengine block 10 during casting. Thesaddle regions 26 are semi-cylindrical portions on which an engine crankshaft and associated bearings are assembled. - The plurality of
third chill portions 64 are arranged on thetop surface 54 of thefirst chill portion 52 on top of thesecond chill portion 60 and are arranged longitudinally to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of theengine block 10. Each of thethird chill portions 64 has a quasi-triangular shape in the xz-plane, including a flattenedtip 65. - The profiled
chill 50 with thefirst chill portion 52, thesecond chill portion 60 and the plurality ofthird chill portions 64 may be an assembly of components or may be formed as a unitary device with features as described herein. - The profiled
chill 50 is advantageously fabricated from a thermally conductive material, such as an iron alloy, a steel alloy, a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy etc. In one embodiment, the profiledchill 50 is fabricated from a solid mass of material. Alternatively, one or more of the first, second and third chill portions may include aninternal fluidic passage 58 that is capable of accommodating a circulating coolant. - Referring again to
FIG. 3 , a bottom view of a portion of theengine block 10 and thebottom surface 56 of the profiledchill 50 in the xy-plane is illustrated, for purposes of indicating the location of the mid-section lateral cutaway view in the xz-plane that is illustrated with reference toFIG. 4 and indicating the location of the mid-section longitudinal cutaway view in the yz-plane that is illustrated with reference toFIG. 5 . - Referring again to
FIG. 4 , the mid-section lateral cutaway view of portions of theengine block 10 and the profiledchill 50 is illustrated in the xz-plane. Theengine block 10 includes cylinderliners defining cylinders 11, anintermediate bulkhead 20 that includes a cam bore opening 30 andsurrounding region 31, and theoil pan skirt 32. The profiledchill 50 includes thefirst chill portion 52 and one of thethird chill portions 64. As shown, thethird chill portion 64 has a flattenedtip 65 that is proximal to thesurrounding region 31 of the cam boreopening 30. - Referring again to
FIG. 5 , the mid-section longitudinal cutaway view of theengine block 10 and the profiledchill 50 are illustrated in the yz-plane. Theengine block 10 includes cylinderliners defining cylinders 11 and a plurality of bulkheads including afront bulkhead 12, arear bulkhead 16, and a plurality ofintermediate bulkheads 20. Each of the plurality of bulkheads includes a pair of theend portions 24 and asaddle region 26. The profiledchill 50 includes thefirst chill portion 52, thesecond chill portion 60, and a plurality of thethird chill portions 64. - The plurality of the
third chill portions 64 are arranged as follows. One of thethird chill portions 64 is arranged to be adjacent to aninner side portion 14 of thefront bulkhead 12. One of thethird chill portions 64 is arranged to be adjacent to aninner side portion 18 of therear bulkhead 16. Paired sets of thethird chill portions 64 are arranged to be adjacent to first andsecond side portions intermediate bulkheads 20. - The concepts described herein provide a profiled
chill 50, such as is described with reference toFIG. 2 , for a mold package that is configured for casting a device having an interior bulkhead portion. In one embodiment, the interior bulkhead portion may be aninner side portion 14 of thefront bulkhead 12, aninner side portion 18 of therear bulkhead 16, or first orsecond side portions intermediate bulkheads 20. - The profiled
chill 50 provides improved cooling during solidification at the locations near to vent windows/holes and around the cam bore regions in the bulkhead, as compared to present chill. This serves to refine the cast aluminum microstructure by decreasing cast aluminum Dendrite Arm Spacing (DAS) and reducing porosity, resulting in improved mechanical properties in-use. - The detailed description and the drawings or figures are supportive and descriptive of the present teachings, but the scope of the present teachings is defined solely by the claims. While some of the best modes and other embodiments for carrying out the present teachings have been described in detail, various alternative designs and embodiments exist for practicing the present teachings defined in the claims.
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1. A mold package for casting an engine block, comprising:
a profiled chill, and a mold core assembly disposed on the profiled chill;
wherein the mold core assembly defines a plurality of bulkheads of the engine block;
wherein the profiled chill includes a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon;
wherein the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element;
wherein each of the plurality of third chill portions has a quasi-triangular shape including a flattened tip; and
wherein the plurality of third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block with the flattened tip being proximal to a surrounding region of a cam bore opening of the engine block.
2. The mold package of claim 1 , wherein the first chill portion is arranged as a rectangular prism, and wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion.
3. The mold package of claim 1 , wherein the second chill portion arranged as the semicylindrical element is adjacent to saddle regions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
4. The mold package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads; and
wherein the plurality of third chill portions arranged to be adjacent to the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block includes one of the third chill portions being arranged to be adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being arranged to be adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being arranged to be adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
5. The mold package of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block includes an end portion; and
wherein the first chill portion is adjacent to the end portions of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
6. The mold package of claim 1 :
wherein the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block includes a front bulkhead, a rear bulkhead, and a plurality of intermediate bulkheads;
wherein each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block includes a saddle portion, an end portion, and side portions; and
wherein the first chill portion is arranged as a rectangular prism, wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged on a surface of the first chill portion, and wherein the plurality of third chill portions are arranged on the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion.
7. The mold package of claim 6 , wherein the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion is arranged adjacent to the saddle portion of each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
8. The mold package of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of third chill portions are arranged adjacent to the sides of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
9. The mold package of claim 8 , further comprising one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the front bulkhead, one of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to an inner side portion of the rear bulkhead, and paired sets of the third chill portions being disposed adjacent to first and second side portions of each of the plurality of intermediate bulkheads.
10. The mold package of claim 6 , wherein the first chill portion is disposed adjacent to the end portion of each of the plurality of bulkheads of the engine block.
11. The mold package of claim 1 , further comprising the profiled chill being disposed on a chill plate.
12. The mold package of claim 1 , comprising the profiled chill being fabricated from a thermally conductive material.
13. The mold package of claim 12 , wherein the thermally conductive material comprises one of a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, a steel alloy, or an iron alloy.
14. The mold package of claim 1 , comprising the first, second and third chill portions being fabricated from a solid material.
15. The mold package of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third chill portions include an internal fluidic passage accommodating a coolant.
16. A profiled chill for a mold package that is configured for casting a device having an interior bulkhead portion, the profiled chill comprising:
a first chill portion having a second chill portion and a plurality of third chill portions arranged thereon;
wherein the first chill portion is a rectangular prism including a first surface;
wherein the second chill portion is a semicylindrical element that is arranged on the first surface of the first chill portion;
wherein the plurality of third chill portions are arranged on the first chill portion and extend from the semicylindrical element of the second chill portion;
wherein each of the plurality of third chill portions has a quasi-triangular shape including a flattened tip; and
wherein the plurality of third chill portions are arranged to be adjacent to the interior bulkhead portion of the device with the flattened tip being proximal to a surrounding region of a cam bore opening of the engine block.
17. The profiled chill of claim 16 , further comprising the profiled chill being disposed on a chill plate.
18. The profiled chill of claim 16 , wherein the profiled chill is fabricated from a thermally conductive material including one of a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, a steel alloy, or an iron alloy.
19. The profiled chill of claim 16 , wherein the first, second and third chill portions are fabricated from a solid material.
20. The profiled chill of claim 16 , wherein the first, second and third chill portions include an internal fluidic passage accommodating a coolant.
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