A runner cooling block for use in a die casting system comprises a spreader block, a spreader, a bushing block, a sprue bushing and a water jacket. The sprue bushing comprises a sprue channel running through an interior of the sprue bushing and a cooling channel running circumferentially around an exterior surface of the sprue. The sprue bushing, water jacket and bushing block are assembled to allow cooling water to pass through the cooling channel. The spreader block and the bushing block are assembled such that the spreader is centrally located within the sprue channel wherein molten metal is allowed to pass through the sprue channel for passage into the runner system. The cooling channel includes at least one circumferential heat transfer contour to provide increased heat dissipation to enhance cooling of the molten metal passing through the sprue channel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present application claims the benefit of provisional Application No. 60/578,634, filed Jun. 10, 2004 by Richard L. Dubay, entitled "Cooling Blocks for Molding and Casting Systems" according to 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e), which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
