Patent ID: 9718245
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B22F,B30B

Claim:
1. A combined cold isostatic press and general press comprising: a main frame having a penetration region; a pressure vessel located in the penetration region and shaped for performing cold isostatic pressing upon a first object inside the pressure vessel using a fluid injected into the pressure vessel; a top lid installed to be vertically slidable from or to an upper end of the pressure vessel by the fluid filled in the pressure vessel so as to function as a piston, the top lid being configured to open or close the upper end of the pressure vessel, wherein the penetration region of the main frame is located below the top lid; a lower lid configured to open or close a lower end of the pressure vessel; and a press unit located between the top lid and the main frame to perform pressing using pressure applied by the top lid as the top lid slides upwardly from the pressure vessel, wherein the press unit comprises an upper bolster and a lower bolster, wherein the upper bolster is shaped to receive an upper die, wherein the lower bolster is shaped to receive a lower die such that a second object can be pressed between the upper die and the lower die, and wherein the pressure vessel transmits force through the top lid to the press unit upon receiving the fluid, and wherein the main frame is shaped such that the pressure vessel is horizontally removable without disassembly of the main frame.