18045631. HOT BOX EXCHANGE CAPABILITY AND METHOD THEREOF simplified abstract (The Boeing Company)

HOT BOX EXCHANGE CAPABILITY AND METHOD THEREOF

Organization Name

The Boeing Company

Inventor(s)

Donald Lloyd Conaway of Gig Harbor WA (US)

Larry Dean Hefti of Auburn WA (US)

Craig Eric Knowles of Wishaw (GB)

John Vincenzo Storr of Stepps (GB)

Alexander Sancho Garcia of Glasgow (GB)

Marco Bucconi of Paisley (GB)

David James Falconer Fyvie of Clarkston (GB)

Innes Ewan Edward Edridge of Scotstoun (GB)

Diego Gonzalez of Renfrewshire (GB)

Steven Pacifico of Coatbridge (GB)

HOT BOX EXCHANGE CAPABILITY AND METHOD THEREOF - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18045631 titled 'HOT BOX EXCHANGE CAPABILITY AND METHOD THEREOF

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a removable hot box with a lower hot box portion and an upper hot box portion, each comprising clamping structures, heating platens, electrical connectors, and cooling connectors for connection to heating and cooling systems.

• Lower hot box portion:

   - Lower housing with clamping structures and locating structures for press attachment
   - Lower heating platen within the lower housing
   - Lower electrical connectors for heating system connection
   - Lower cooling connectors for cooling system connection

• Upper hot box portion:

   - Upper housing with clamping structures for press attachment
   - Upper heating platen within the upper housing

• • Potential Applications:**

- Industrial manufacturing processes - Heat treatment of materials - Composite material production

• • Problems Solved:**

- Efficient heating and cooling of materials - Easy removal and reattachment of hot box portions - Repeatable positioning in a press

• • Benefits:**

- Improved temperature control - Enhanced productivity - Versatile and adaptable design

• • Potential Commercial Applications:**

- Automotive industry - Aerospace industry - Electronics manufacturing

• • Possible Prior Art:**

- Previous hot box designs for industrial processes - Heating and cooling systems for material processing

• • Unanswered Questions:**

1. How does the hot box portion interact with the press during operation? 2. What materials are used in the construction of the hot box portions for durability and efficiency?

Original Abstract Submitted

A removable hot box is disclosed that includes a lower hot box portion, comprising: a lower housing comprising a plurality of lower clamping structures to clamp the lower housing to a press and locating structures to provide repeatable placing in the press; and a lower heating platen, received within the lower housing, wherein the lower housing or the lower heating platen comprises lower electrical connectors to provide a lower electrical connection to a heating system and lower cooling connectors to provide a lower cooling connection to a cooling system; and an upper hot box portion, positionable above the lower hot box portion and comprising: an upper housing comprising a plurality of upper clamping structures to clamp the upper housing to the press; an upper heating platen, received within the upper housing.