Patent ID: 11958105
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A molding system comprising:
a mold including a fluid permeable material that defines a mold cavity and is permeable to a cooling fluid, the mold being configured to mold a molten material arranged in the mold cavity; and
a fluid delivery system in fluid communication with the fluid permeable material, and configured to deliver the cooling fluid to the fluid permeable material;
wherein when the molten material is arranged in the mold cavity, the fluid delivery system includes a controller configured to deliver the cooling fluid to the fluid permeable material at a delivery pressure that is intentionally varied, such that the cooling fluid permeates through the fluid permeable material to cool and solidify the molten material arranged in the mold cavity to a) form a solidified outer skin at a surface of the molten material, b) increase a thickness of the solidified outer skin, or c) both a) and b); and wherein the controller is configured to vary the delivery pressure as a function of the thickness of the solidified outer skin.