A removably attached coupling assembly can be used to be attached to a laser focus optic assembly of a liquid jet guided laser system. The coupling assembly can include a coupling body, a window assembly, and a nozzle assembly. The coupling assembly thus can allow the independent and separate servicing of the window and the nozzle. For example, to service the window, the coupling assembly can be first detached from the laser focus optic assembly, exposing the top portion of the coupling assembly. The window assembly then can be detached from the coupling assembly. The window can be removed from the window assembly for servicing, such as being repaired or replaced.

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The outdoor unit may include a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a condenser for condensing the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; a control device for containing electronic parts to control the outdoor unit; and a cooling unit in contact with a heat generating part of the electronic parts to cool the heat generating part, wherein the cooling unit comprises a first heat radiation member installed to be in contact with the heat generating part; a refrigerant pipe extending through the first heat radiation member and enabling a refrigerant to flow through the refrigerant pipe; and a second heat radiation member coupled with the first heat radiation member for heat transfer and installed to be in contact with air flowing into the control device.

A method for manufacturing a monoblock brake caliper in which brake hydraulic lines, which are pipes, are provided inside a caliper body and a brake hose fixing device is provided on the outside the caliper body, and a plurality of cylinders are cast by sand casting. Prior to the casting process for forming the caliper body, the brake hydraulic lines are pressed into a sand cast, and then the caliper body is formed by the casting process. The brake hose fixing device comprises: a brake hose fixing omnidirectional bolt which fixes by rotating into a thread on the caliper body; the brake hose seated on the brake hose fixing omnidirectional bolt; and a fixing nut which fixes the brake hose fixing omnidirectional bolt and brake hose by rotating same from the center thereof.

A metallic article can include a cast metallic body and at least one metallic element. The cast metallic body defines at least one first space. The least one metallic element is received in the cast metallic body and seamless with the cast metallic body. The at least one metallic element is exposed from the at least one first space. A heat conductivity of the cast metallic body is lower than that of the at least one metallic element. The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing metallic article.

A method includes casting a metallic material (56) in a mold (20) containing a core, the core having a substrate (40, 44) coated with a coating (42). A removing of the metallic material from the mold and decoring leaves a casting having a layer formed by the coating. The coating has a ceramic having a porosity in a zone (50) near the substrate less than a porosity in a zone (52) away from the substrate.

A mold assembly for use in forming a component having an internal passage defined therein is provided. The component is formed from a component material. The mold assembly includes a mold that defines a mold cavity therein. The mold assembly also includes a lattice structure selectively positioned at least partially within the mold cavity. The lattice structure is formed from a first material that has a selectively altered composition in at least one region of the lattice structure. A channel is defined through the lattice structure, and a core is positioned in the channel such that at least a portion of the core extends within the mold cavity and defines the internal passage when the component is formed in the mold assembly.

A casting method for obtaining a part that includes a tapering portion, and a turbine engine blade obtained by casting and including a tapering trailing edge, are provided. The method includes: providing an insert element having a tapering section; making a shell around the insert element; and casting a molten material into the shell including the insert element.

A tool and a process for forming a vehicle component is provided. An insert has a lost core generally encapsulated by a cast metal shell. The insert has an anchor surface and a first locating member spaced apart therefrom, and is shaped to form a fluid passage in the vehicle component. A first die is configured to mate with the anchor surface and constrain the insert. A second die defines a first locator recess sized to receive the first locating member and constrain the insert. The first and second dies mate with one another to form the tool. The first and second dies constrain the insert in multiple degrees of freedom.

Provided are casting products for cooling heating elements, the casting products including: a body made of a metal material; and a cooling pipe providing a path through which a cooling fluid flows, and being made of an aluminum alloy material, wherein the body includes a plate-shaped plate portion, protrusion extensions protruding from the plate portion and extending along the cooling pipe so that at least part of the cooling pipe is fully buried, and a cooling pin structure formed integrally with the plate portion, and the cooling pipe is formed in such a way that a first pipe thickness of the cooling pipe having a cross-sectional shape in a first direction is greater than a second pipe thickness in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction is in parallel to the plate portion, and the second direction is a thickness direction of the plate portion.

In a method of manufacturing a liquid-cooling cold plate, cast molding is performed after embedding a metal pipe for supplying a cooling liquid inside a casting mold. Fixing brackets to be attached to the metal pipe is provided to maintain a positional relationship between a plurality of portions of the metal pipe embedded in the casting mold. The casting molding is performed by pouring molten metal into the casting mold while the fixing metal parts are attached to the metal pipe.