ALAN JEFFERSON HUGHES
Pilots at Centerville Prospect Rd, Prospect, OH
License number
Ohio A2723564
Issued Date
Jun 2016
Expiration Date
Jun 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
5116 Centerville Prospect Rd, Prospect, OH 43342
Professional information
Method Of Manufacturing A Mold With Conformal Cooling Passages
US Patent:
2011025, Oct 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr 20, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/763451
Inventors:
Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
International Classification:
B29C 45/73, B23P 17/00
US Classification:
425547, 295271
Abstract:
A method of producing a conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage. The conformal cooling passage is produced by creating a number of open channels in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channels substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in each channel so as to span and seal each channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of each channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and the area of each channel is subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding that channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.
Method Of Manufacturing A Mold With Conformal Cooling Passages And Mold Manufactured According To Said Method
US Patent:
2013007, Mar 21, 2013
Filed:
Nov 16, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/679318
Inventors:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo, JP
Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US
Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo
International Classification:
B29C 33/02
US Classification:
425552, 228155
Abstract:
A method of producing at least one conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage(s). A conformal cooling passage is produced by creating an open channel in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channel substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in the channel so as to span and seal the channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of the channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and an exposed portion of the fill material in the channel may be subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding the channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.
Hidden Mold Transfer Assembly
US Patent:
7553439, Jun 30, 2009
Filed:
Nov 20, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/943214
Inventors:
Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US
Chad Wojniak - Westerville OH, US
Chad Wojniak - Westerville OH, US
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Tokyo
International Classification:
B29C 45/17, B29C 33/30
US Classification:
2643287, 425 88, 425151, 425186, 425190
Abstract:
A mold transfer assembly is described that upon placement or construction along a region of an injection molding press, readily receives and retains mold(s) used in the press, and when not in use can be stored below the floor. The mold transfer assembly includes a mold receiving member that is positionable between an extended or raised state, at which the member is at a position, orientation, and height suitable for receiving a mold or set of molds from the press, and a retracted position at which the member is positioned under the floor. This configuration and positioning ability enables greater amounts of floor space to be used when the mold transfer assembly is not in use. Also described is a molding platen having a selectively positionable mold support ledge that enables molds of different sizes to be used in a single press.