EP0053882A1 - Vorrichtung zum Regenerieren von Giessereisand - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Regenerieren von Giessereisand Download PDF

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EP0053882A1
EP0053882A1 EP81305399A EP81305399A EP0053882A1 EP 0053882 A1 EP0053882 A1 EP 0053882A1 EP 81305399 A EP81305399 A EP 81305399A EP 81305399 A EP81305399 A EP 81305399A EP 0053882 A1 EP0053882 A1 EP 0053882A1
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Yasuhiro Kimura
Katuji Terada
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Taiyo Chuki Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C5/00—Machines or devices specially designed for dressing or handling the mould material so far as specially adapted for that purpose
    • B22C5/02—Dressing by centrifuging essentially or additionally
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C5/00—Machines or devices specially designed for dressing or handling the mould material so far as specially adapted for that purpose
    • B22C5/10—Machines or devices specially designed for dressing or handling the mould material so far as specially adapted for that purpose by dust separating

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus for regenerating sand as used for casting moulds to enable the sand to be re-used.
  • moulding sand It has been usual practice to regenerate moulding sand and repeatedly to use the sand for shaping casting moulds so as to save time and from the viewpoint of economy.
  • the moulding sand once used contains hardened and scorched portions of binder and mould coating agent and moreover fine particles of moulding sand produced as by thermal impact.
  • the sand can be regenerated by removing such portions and fines from it.
  • Moulding sand regenerating apparatus of the following two types are chiefly in use.
  • the moulding sand falling from the hopper 1 is spread by the distributor 5 and falls into the peripheral portion of the drum 3 whilst it rotates.
  • the sand in the peripheral portion is centrifugally forced against the peripheral wall of the drum 3. Since moulding sand is supplied to the drum 3 continuously, the sand circulates in the form of a surface layer, passes over the peripheral wall of the drum 3 and is centrifugally scattered toward the inner surface of the main body 2., After accumulating on the projection 4, the sand falls off the inner peripheral edge of the projection 4 and is discharged through the outlet 8.
  • the moulding sand continuously falls into the sand layer accumulated in the peripheral portion of the rotary drum 3 and is rapidly accelerated within the sand layer, the sand particles are brought into frictional contact with one another, whereby the extraneous matter adhering to the particles is separated off to regenerate the sand in the first stage.
  • the sand is subsequently forced outwards against ehe side wall of the main body 2 from the rotary drum 3, the sand particles impinge on those in the sand layer on the projection 4, whereby the sand is regenerated in the second stage.
  • the apparatus further has the following drawbacks.
  • the lowermost portion of the sand accumulation in the peripheral part of the rotary drum 3 is never scattered toward the main body side wall, therefore is not fully regenerated and is in no way withdrawable.
  • the moulding sand is caused to impinge on the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical main body so as temporarily to form a sand accumulation on the projection 4, the regenerating apparatus itself must be of large size.
  • the moulding sand falling from the hopper 10 is scattered by the rotor 12 in rotation toward the inner surface of the deflector 13 of channel-shaped cross section, by which the impinging sand is deflected first vertically upward, then horizontally inward and thereafter vertically downward.
  • sand particles are regenerated when impinging against the deflector 13 and also when colliding with other sand particles scattered by the rotor 12 while falling vertically downwards.
  • the deflecting surfaces on the inner side of the deflector 13 must be of considerable width, with a large space also provided between the rotor 12 and the deflector 13. This renders the apparatus itself of large size.
  • the apparatus further has the drawback of breaking down sand particles or causing marked wear to the deflector 13.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for regenerating moulding sand which is smaller than the conventional forms of apparatus described above and in which the moulding sand particles to be regenerated are caused to impinge on one another and further forced into frictional contact with one another for regeneration in order to inhibit the wear on an essential component of the apparatus and also to prevent fracture of the sand particles.
  • the apparatus comprises a rotor for scattering moulding sand, and a friction ring surrounding the rotor, the friction ring having a sealed lower end and an inward flange defining an opening at its upper end for accumulating the scattered sand in the friction ring.
  • Sand particles are continuously fed to the rotor and thrown thereby into the sand accumulation in striking contact therewith, thus forcing upwardly the preceding portion of sand. Accordingly the spacing between the rotor and the friction ring can be small so as to render the apparatus of small-size, while the moulding sand can be treated with reduced fracture and without causing marked wear on the friction ring.
  • the rotor 20 is surrounded by a friction ring 21.
  • the rotor 20 has a horizontal disc 23 of small diameter coupled to a motor 22 and rotatable at a specified speed, a plurality of blades 24 extending upward from the upper side of the disc 23 and arranged radially toward the outer peripher of the disc 23, and a frusto-conical distributor 25 located centrally on the upper side of the disc 23.
  • the moulding sand 50 falling from the hopper 18 is uniformly distributed towards the blades 24 by the distributor 25.
  • the friction ring 21 includes a cylindrical side plate 26 of large diameter and an annular bottom plate 26 1 at its lower end and has a horizontal annular seal plate 27 disposed beneath the bottom plate 26' and extending towards the disc 23 almost into contact with its outer periphery.
  • a flange 28 of small width extends horizontally inward from the upper end of the side wall 26 to define an overflow opening 21' through which the moulding sand is forced out.
  • the height of the side plate 26 and the width of the flange 28 are suitably determined in accordance with the speed of rotation of the rotor 20.
  • the friction ring 21 is fixedly connected to the main body 19 by support arms 29 extending horizontally from the inner side of the main body 19, or by some other suitable means.
  • a power transmission mechanism 30 comprising a reduction gear, belt, and other components for coupling the motor 22 to the rotor 20.
  • the hopper 18 has an outlet 31 whilst the main body 19 has an outlet 32 for regenerated moulding sand, and a suction opening 33 for withdrawing binder, moulding coating agent and finely divided sand particles.
  • the friction ring 21 need not necessarily have the construction shown in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 4 shows a friction ring 21 having an upper flange 28" and a lower flange 28' of slightly smaller width than the flange 28".
  • Fig. 5 shows a friction ring 21. having a progressively increasing diameter toward its upper end.
  • Fig. 6 shows a friction ring 21 having a progressively decreasing diameter toward its upper end.
  • the seal plate 27 While each of the friction rings shown in Figs. 3 to 6 is supported at its lower end by the annular seal plate 27 and thereby sealed, the seal plate may be formed integrally with the friction ring by bending.
  • Channel bars or angle bars may be used as the arms 29 for supporting the friction ring 21.
  • the inner surface of the friction ring has a coating for preventing abrasion.
  • a sufficient reinforcement is provided especially for the vertical inner peripheral edge of the upper flange defining the opening of the friction ring and for the corner portion formed with the inner surface continuous with the edge.
  • the bottom plate 26' of the friction ring may be detachably attached to the seal plate 27.
  • the moulding sand regenerating apparatus as above described operates as follows.
  • the motor 22 rotates the rotor 20 at the specified speed through the power transmission mechanism 30.
  • the sand is uniformly spread and supplied to the blades 24 by the distributor 25 and is thereafter centrifugally scattered toward the riction ring 21 by the blades. The sand falls when it impinges against the inner surface of the ring.
  • the moulding sand thus impinges on the inner surface of the side wall 26, and the resulting impact removes from the surfaces of the sand particles, casting binder, mould coating agent and like extraneous matter and the fine particles produced by thermal impact, whereby the sand is regenerated.
  • the flange 28 restrains the sand which is continuously supplied and pushed upward, thus acting against the sand while it is being progressively forced upward. Consequently the sand is subjected to greater frictional resistance than when it is pushed up free of resistance and then falls.
  • the apparatus achieves a high regeneration efficiency due to repeated collision and friction between the scattered sand particles.
  • the sand accumulation is eventually pushed up beyond the flange 28 and caused by the following ascending portion of sand to fall off the flange 28 inside the main body 19.
  • the falling sand portion is withdrawn from the outlet 32 by a screw conveyor or like suitable means and re-used for shaping casting moulds.
  • the extraneous matter and fines separated from the old sand are withdrawn from the suction opening 33.
  • the sand With the increase of the accumulation, the sand readily passes over the lower flange 28' of smaller width, and the sand particles are further forced upward towards the upper flange 28" in repeated frictional contact with one another, whereby extraneous matter is separated off. With a further increase of accumultaion, the sand is forced over the upper flange 28" onto the upper surface of the flange 28" and allowed to fall of the flange outer periphery.
  • the sand is subjected to friction more frequently than in the former case while being forced up due to the provision of the upper and lower flanges.
  • frusto-conical friction ring shown in Fig. 6 wherein the side plate 26 has a progressively increasing diameter toward its lower end, particles of moulding sand are brought into frictional contact with one another while beinf forced upward from the wide lower portion of the ring toward the small upper opening.
  • the flange 28 of this ring can be of a reduced width.
  • the regenerating apparatus of the foregoing construction achieved good results when the diameter A of the rotor 20 and the diameter B of the friction ring 21 are in the ratio of 1:1.6. While the height C of the friction ring shown in Fig. 3 must be such that the ring 21 will confine therein the moulding sand falling from the hopper and scattered by the rotor, experiments have revealed that good results are available when the height C is 150 mm and the width D of the flange is 50 mm when the rotor 20 is driven at 2,000 r.p.m.
  • the present invention makes it possible to reduce the spacing between the rotor 20 and the friction ring 21 and therefore to reduce the diameter of the cylindrical main body 19 to about 1/3 the diameter of the known main body of Fig. 2 to provide a very compact apparatus.
  • a desired number of regenerating apparatus may be used in stages.
  • a rotatable rotor is surrounded by a stationary friction ring having a sealed bottom portion and an inward flange projecting from its upper end, whereby the particles of moulding sand continuously falling from a hopper and scattered are brought into collision and frictional contact with one another within the friction ring and are forced upward while being restrained by the upper end flange. Before the sand is pushed up beyong the flange, binder, mould coating agent and fine sand particles can be separated off and removed effectively.
  • the present apparatus is very small in its entirety and yet has the unique advantage of being capable of treating the moulding sand without causing break of sand particles and with reduced abrasion of the friction ring side plate.

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FR2654960A1 (fr) * 1989-11-28 1991-05-31 Fischer Ag Georg Procede de regeneration de sable de fonderie usage lie pricipalement a l'argile.
GB2246974A (en) * 1990-08-16 1992-02-19 Fischer Ag Georg Reclamation of used foundry sand
DE4402397A1 (de) * 1994-01-27 1995-08-03 Gfa Gieserei Und Foerderanlage Vorrichtung zum Aufbereiten von Gießerei-Altsanden
EP0687514A1 (de) * 1994-06-15 1995-12-20 Georg Fischer Giessereianlagen Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regenerierung von Giessereialtsand
EP1008405A1 (de) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-14 Nippon Chuzo Kabushiki Kaisha Vorrichtung zur Rückgewinnung von Formsand
CN114951614A (zh) * 2022-05-20 2022-08-30 江西鑫航精密铸造有限公司 一种绿色铸造设备
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GB376760A (en) * 1931-03-05 1932-07-05 Ernest Feuerheerd Improvements in or relating to apparatus for pulverising or grinding coal and other materials
US2985391A (en) * 1959-12-24 1961-05-23 Benjamin J Parmele Rotary disc pulverizer
US3180582A (en) * 1963-06-12 1965-04-27 Bath Iron Works Corp Bowl for centrifugal pulverizer
US3544015A (en) * 1966-12-27 1970-12-01 Milos Gulic Mill for pulverizing hard material
US3782643A (en) * 1971-01-21 1974-01-01 Carborundum Co Apparatus for conditioning a granular material
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FR2654960A1 (fr) * 1989-11-28 1991-05-31 Fischer Ag Georg Procede de regeneration de sable de fonderie usage lie pricipalement a l'argile.
BE1003128A3 (fr) * 1989-11-28 1991-12-03 Fischer Ag Georg Procede de regeneration de sable de fonderie usage lie principalement a l'argile.
GB2246974A (en) * 1990-08-16 1992-02-19 Fischer Ag Georg Reclamation of used foundry sand
GB2246974B (en) * 1990-08-16 1994-06-01 Fischer Ag Georg Sand reclamation treatment
DE4402397A1 (de) * 1994-01-27 1995-08-03 Gfa Gieserei Und Foerderanlage Vorrichtung zum Aufbereiten von Gießerei-Altsanden
EP0687514A1 (de) * 1994-06-15 1995-12-20 Georg Fischer Giessereianlagen Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Regenerierung von Giessereialtsand
EP1008405A1 (de) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-14 Nippon Chuzo Kabushiki Kaisha Vorrichtung zur Rückgewinnung von Formsand
US6401798B1 (en) 1998-12-11 2002-06-11 Nippon Chuzo Kabushiki Kaisha Rotating drum for reclaiming molding sand and molding sand reclaiming apparatus
CN114951614A (zh) * 2022-05-20 2022-08-30 江西鑫航精密铸造有限公司 一种绿色铸造设备
CN114951616A (zh) * 2022-05-20 2022-08-30 江西鑫航精密铸造有限公司 一种绿色铸造砂再生装置
CN114951614B (zh) * 2022-05-20 2024-03-08 江西鑫航精密铸造有限公司 一种铸造设备
CN114951616B (zh) * 2022-05-20 2024-05-24 江西鑫航精密铸造有限公司 一种铸造砂再生装置

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