EP0234877B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Giessen - Google Patents

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EP0234877B1
EP0234877B1 EP87301464A EP87301464A EP0234877B1 EP 0234877 B1 EP0234877 B1 EP 0234877B1 EP 87301464 A EP87301464 A EP 87301464A EP 87301464 A EP87301464 A EP 87301464A EP 0234877 B1 EP0234877 B1 EP 0234877B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B22D23/00—Casting processes not provided for in groups B22D1/00 - B22D21/00
    • B22D23/006—Casting by filling the mould through rotation of the mould together with a molten metal holding recipient, about a common axis
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    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
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  • This invention relates to a method of and apparatus for making a casting by feeding molten metal from a source of the molten metal into a mould cavity through an ingate below the top of the mould cavity, according to the preamble of Claim 1 and 10, respectively.
  • the invention is particularly, but not exclusively, concerned with a method and apparatus for making a casting by feeding molten metal generally upwardly from the source thereof into the mould cavity through an ingate at the bottom of the mould cavity, for example, by pumping the metal upwardly under low pressure from a reservoir disposed below the level of the mould cavity through an ingate at the bottom of the mould cavity.
  • a majority of the time taken to make a casting by this method is occupied in waiting for the metal to solidify in the mould cavity before the source of metal can be placed out of feeding relationship with the mould cavity and placed in feeding relationship with a further mould cavity and the casting cycle repeated.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a method of and an apparatus for making a casting in which the rate of production of castings is improved compared with known methods and apparatus.
  • FR-A-2 007 747 discloses a method of making a casting comprising the steps of, at a casting station, feeding molten metal from a primary source of molten metal into a mould cavity through an ingate below the top of the mould cavity, placing the cavity out of feeding relationship with the primary source comprising causing relative movement between the cavity and the primary source to change the orientation of the cavity relative to the force due to gravity to prevent flow of molten metal from the cavity towards the primary source and to permit flow of metal from a secondary source to the cavity.
  • the mould cavity is filled by dipping a riser tube into a bath of metal and, when the cavity is rotated, the tube emerges from the metal and metal drains uncontrollably out of the cavity so that the cavity is not filled under controlled conditions, leading to the possibility of casting defects.
  • the invention is intended to remedy these drawbacks by virtue of the cavity being continuously connected to the primary source during said change of orientation, separating the cavity from the primary source, maintaining the primary source at the casting stage, transferring the mould cavity to a cooling station spaced from the casting station and, at the cooling station, permitting molten metal to flow to the cavity from the secondary source whilst the metal in the cavity solidifies.
  • an ingate at the bottom of the mould cavity is intended to cover not only an ingate which opens through a bottom wall of the cavity but also an ingate which opens through a side wall of the cavity with at least part of the ingate being disposed within the bottom half of the overall height of the mould cavity and preferably with the bottom part of the ingate being at or substantially at the level of the bottom wall of the cavity. It is however much preferred that the ingate opens through said bottom, upwardly facing, wall of the cavity so that the flow of metal through the ingate is substantially vertically upwardly.
  • the metal in the mould cavity may be subjected to a low pressure we mean for example, sufficient pressure only to ensure that the cavity is filled and to maintain a small head, for example, 1 to 3 inches of metal equivalent, to ensure that the cavity remains full whilst the cavity is placed out of said feeding relationship.
  • a low pressure we mean for example, sufficient pressure only to ensure that the cavity is filled and to maintain a small head, for example, 1 to 3 inches of metal equivalent, to ensure that the cavity remains full whilst the cavity is placed out of said feeding relationship.
  • the low pressure is less than 1 bar, although, if desired, the pressure may be higher than this.
  • an apparatus for making a casting comprising a primary source for molten metal, a mould having a mould cavity, feed means to feed molten metal, in use, from the primary source into the mould cavity through an ingate below the top of the mould cavity, when the mould is at a casting station, means for placing the mould cavity out of feeding relationship with the primary source comprising means to cause relative movement between the cavity and the primary source to change the orientation of the mould cavity relative to the force due to gravity to prevent flow of molten metal from the cavity towards the primary source and to permit of flow of metal from a secondary source to the cavity, characterised by means continuously to connect the cavity with the primary source during said change of orientation and means to separate the cavity from the primary source, means to maintain the primary source at the casting station and means to transfer the mould cavity to a cooling station spaced from the casting station whereat molten metal may flow to the cavity from the secondary source whilst the metal in the cavity solidifies.
  • the primary source 10 comprises a melter / holder furnace 16 comprising a refractory lined reservoir vessel 17 having a rectangular base 18 and vertical side and end walls 19, 20 respectively.
  • a roof 21 extends across the whole width of the vessel 17 but stops short of the end walls 20 to provide a charging well 22 and a pump well 23 at opposite ends of the vessel.
  • the roof 21 comprises a generally horizontal rectangular top part 24 and vertical side and end walls 25 and 26 respectively.
  • the roof 21 comprises suitable refractory material and within the roof are provided electrical radiant heaters 27.
  • the temperature of the heaters 27 and the number thereof and the area of the top part 24 of the roof are arranged so as to provide sufficient heat to melt ingots fed into the vessel 17 at the charging well 22 and to maintain the metal molten in the remainder of the vessel.
  • a downwardly depending refractory wall 28 is provided at the charging well end of the vessel to separate the charging well 22 from the main heating part of the vessel whilst downwardly depending and upwardly extending refractory walls 29, 30 are provided at the pump well end of the vessel to define a casting vessel region 31 within which a pump 32, separate from the vessel 17 is provided.
  • the pump is an electromagnetic pump which pumps metal from the region 31 through a riser tube 33.
  • a filter 34 may be provided between the walls 29 and 30 to filter metal entering the casting vessel region 31.
  • the riser tube 33 and pump 32 provide a passage which has a lower end immersed in the molten metal and an upper end externally of the vessel 17 and an intermediate portion which extends through the free upper surface 34 of the molten metal.
  • any other form of suitable pump separate from the reservoir vessel 17 may be provided such as a pressure pump in which metal is drawn into a body disposed within the reservoir and discharged therefrom by variation of pressure within the body through a riser tube as described in connection with the pump 32.
  • the metal may be pumped upwards through a riser tube, corresponding to the riser tube 33, by providing the primary source as a reservoir vessel which has an air tight enclosure and pressurizing the whole of the interior of the vessel to force metal upwardly through the riser tube which, preferably, provides a passage having a lower end immersed in the molten metal, an upper end externally of the vessel and an intermediate portion which extends upwardly through the free upper surface of the molten metal.
  • the primary source as a reservoir vessel which has an air tight enclosure and pressurizing the whole of the interior of the vessel to force metal upwardly through the riser tube which, preferably, provides a passage having a lower end immersed in the molten metal, an upper end externally of the vessel and an intermediate portion which extends upwardly through the free upper surface of the molten metal.
  • This version is particularly suitable where the metal to be cast is a ferrous metal since the electromagnetic pump 32 illustrated is not suitable for use with ferrous metals.
  • the metal is pumped, the metal may be fed to the reservoir vessel in molten state rather than in solid state if it is desired not to provide the primary source 16 in the form of a melter / holder furnace.
  • the riser tube 33 comprises part of the launder system 12 and from the upper end of the riser tube 33 there extends a generally horizontal but slightly upwardly inclined conduit 35.
  • the riser tube 33 and conduit 35 are surrounded by thermally insulating material 36 and may be provided with heaters.
  • the conduit 35 is connected to the mould support 13 by a separable rotary joint 37.
  • the joint 37 permits of rotation about a horizontal axis, between the mould support 13 and the conduit 35 and also permits of movement of the mould support 13 from a casting station CA as shown in Figures 1 to 4 to a cooling station CO spaced from the casting station.
  • the mould support 13 comprises a steel open-topped box 38 containing a refractory mass 39 in which is formed a conduit 40 for molten metal which extends generally horizontally from an entry port 41 to a header portion 42 which extends generally upwardly to an exit port 43 of the mould support.
  • the volume of the header portion 42 is arranged so as to contain sufficient metal to provide a secondary source of molten metal for the feeding of the cavity 15 as hereinafter to be described.
  • the mould 14 Supported on the top surface 44 of the mould support is the mould 14.
  • the mould 14 comprises cope and drag parts 45, 46 respectively, comprising bonded sand and defining there between the mould cavity 15 in which at least one core 47 is disposed.
  • the cope and drag parts 45, 46 comprise mould boxes 48 within which the bonded sand is disposed and the cavity 15 is provided with an ingate 49.
  • each mould may contain one or more cores.
  • the or each cavity may be connected to one or more header portions by one or more ingates for the or each cavity.
  • header, mould cavity and ingate are to be understood to refer also to these in the plural.
  • the cope and drag parts may be made in boxless form, one example of which is cast is described hereinafter with reference to Figure 5, and / or the mould may comprise more than two parts.
  • the steel box 38 is releasably connected to a manipulator 50 provided with a clamp plate 51 by which the mould 14 is clamped to the mould support 13.
  • Clamp plate 51 is moveable in the direction of the arrow A whilst the manipulator is capable of moving the mould box 38 horizontally in the direction of the arrow 19 vertically in the direction of the arrow E and it can rotate the box 38 and hence the mould 14 together with the mould support 13 about a horizontal axis H-H as indicated by the arrow C and about a vertical axis as indicated by the arrow D.
  • the rotatable joint 37 permits of rotation between the first and second conduits 35, 40 and provides a seal therebetween.
  • the joint 37 comprises a first member 52 received in a recess in the refractory mass 39 with a jointing gasket 39a therebetween and hence fixed relative to the conduit 40.
  • the member 52 has a frusto-conical recess 53 therein which co-operates with a part spherical surface 54 of a second member 55 fi y ed relative to the conduit 35.
  • the members 52, 55 are made of refractory or refractory faced materials which can maintain a seal therebetween and not abrade each other unduly typically relatively hard material and the other less hard.
  • a mould 14 is clamped to the upper surface 44 of the mould support 13 by the clamping plate 51 of the manipulator 50 and the manipulator 50 manipulates the assembly so as to move the sealing surfaces 53, 54 of the rotary joint 37 into sealing engagement, with the mould 14 disposed above the mould support 13 at the casting station CA, as shown in Figures 1 and 4.
  • the pump 32 is then operated to pump metal upwardly out of the vessel 17 through the riser tube 33, conduit 35, the passage defined within and surrounded by the sealing means 52 - 55 and hence into the conduit 40 of the mould support 13 and then upwardly to fill the header portion 42 and then to pass into the mould cavity 15 upwardly through the ingate 49.
  • Metal movement is essentially upwards and therefore the benefits of "uphill" filling are achieved, namely lack of turbulent flow downwardly under gravity thereby avoiding entrainment of oxide and other particles in the metal surface thereby avoiding sources of defect nucleation.
  • the ingate and mould cavity are designed so that the cavity is filled without any or at least any substantial flow of metal downwardly.
  • the pressure of the metal in the mould is maintained at a desired low pressure as described hereinbefore.
  • the manipulator 50 is operated to rotate the mould support / mould assembly 13, 14 about the axis H-H through 180° to invert the support mould assembly 13, 14 to the orientation shown in Figure 2.
  • the mould cavity is placed out of feeding relationship with the primary source 16 and into feeding relationship with the secondary source 42 when the pressure in the pump is removed to allow the molten metal to fall back through the riser tube 33 out of the conduit 40 and at least partly out of the conduit 35 to the level shown in Figure 2.
  • the metal may fall completely out of the conduit 35 and riser tube 33 to lie at the same level as the metal surface 34 in the vessel 17.
  • the pressure may be reduced before or whilst the mould is being inverted to permit of some flow of metal towards the primary source 10.
  • a reserve volume may be provided at the opposite end of the mould cavity 15 to the header 42 of a volume to ensure that the cavity remains filled during inversion.
  • the cavity may be allowed to become partially emptied and then refilled from the secondary source when inverted.
  • the header 42 remains containing metal and thereby, when the mould is inverted, maintains a pressure on the mould in the cavity 15 and feeds the cavity whilst the metal in the cavity 15 solidifies.
  • header is now positioned above the mould cavity 15 heating of the mould cavity by convection from the header or headers is not possible and so the presence of the header does not delay solidification of metal as a result of convection.
  • the manipulator 50 is operated to move the mould / mould support assembly 13, 14 from the casting station CA by moving the assembly horizontally in the direction of the arrow 8 away from the launder 12 so separating the surfaces 53, 54 of the joint 37.
  • the manipulator 50 is then operated to rotate the mould support / mould assembly 13, 14 about a vertical axis as indicated by the arrow 10 and then lowered in the direction of the arrow E so as to move the assembly to the cooling station CO, see Figure 4 whereat the mould 14 is disposed on a cooling track or conveyor.
  • the plate 51 is then released so that the manipulator 50 can be disengaged from the assembly whilst the weight of the mould support 13 maintains a seal between the surface 44 thereof and the now upper most surface of the mould 14 until the metal in the cavity 15 has solidified.
  • the manipulator 50 After the manipulator 50 has separated from the mould support 13 by movement in the direction of arrow B it is rotated about the vertical axis as indicated by the arrow D, so as to proceed to a loading station where, after rotation through 180°C about the axis H-H, it is engaged with another mould support assembly and mould.
  • the manipulator then moves the further mould support and mould into feeding relationship with the reservoir 17 at the casting station CA surface by moving a surface, corresponding to the surface 53 hereinbefore described, of the new mould support into sealing engagement with the surface 54 of the joint member 55 fixed relative to the conduit 35. Then the cycle is repeated by again causing the pump 32 to pump metal upwardly into the new mould cavity.
  • the mould support is lifted clear of the mould 14 by any suitable means and returned to the loading station to have a further mould positioned thereon for reuse.
  • the shape of the header portion 42 is designed to permit the solidified header to remain behind with the mould 14 when the mould support 13 is lifted therefrom after solidification.
  • the manipulator 50 may be provided with a plurality of clamp plates 51 and means for releasably engaging a mould box, for example four at locations disposed radially around the vertical axis so that operations may be performed sequentially at each location. For example, casting at the casting station, lowering to the cooling track at the cooling station, movement of the mould box to a cleaning station and pick up of a new mould at the loading station. This would realize greater productivity.
  • a mould 414 corresponding to the mould 14 of the first described embodiment is of boxless form and made of bonded sand in conventional manner.
  • the mould 414 comprises cope and drag parts 445,446 respectively and a mould cavity 415 is defined therein in which at least one core 447 is disposed; although, of course, in this as in all embodiments if desired the mould cavity may be without any core.
  • the cope part 445 contains a header portion 442 and a conduit 440 comprising a feed passage 406 and a running passage 407.
  • the mould support 413 is of reduced height compared with the embodiment previously described and the refractory mass 439 is in the form of a insulating slab.
  • the box 438 may be in the form of a frame in which the refractory mass 439 is retained by a clamping ring 405.
  • the refractory slab 439 closes the open section of the part 407 of the conduit 440.
  • header 442 and conduit 440 is part of the mould 414 as is the entry port 441.
  • the primary source and launder are as described in connection with the first embodiment and hence only the end of the launder 412 adjacent the mould 414 is shown.
  • a rotary joint 437 permits of rotation about a horizontal axis, between the mould 414 and the conduit 435 and also permits of movement of the mould 414 from a casting station CA, shown in Figure 5 to a cooling station similar to the station CO shown in Figures 1 to 4.
  • the rotatable and separable joint 437 permits of rotation between the conduits 435 and 440 and provides a seal therebetween.
  • the joint 437 comprises a first member 452 received in a recess in the sand of the cope part 445 and is in the form of a refractory dished washer.
  • the outwardly facing surface of the washer 452 co-operates with an annular surface 454 of a second member 455 fixed relative to the conduit 435.
  • a seal is maintained between the surface 454 and the outwardly facing surface 453 of the washer 452 by an axial load therebetween imposed by the apparatus.
  • the washer 452 may contain a filter element of wire fibre-glass or refractory mesh, if desired.
  • This arrangement has the advantage of economy, since the header and feed conduit is in the mould; simplicity of sealing, since it is necessary to provide only a simply refractory washer 452; versatility, in that the mould support 413 may be the same for all moulds irrespective of a desired header configuration or feed conduit configuration since each casting type has its own secondary source and feed conduit.
  • a seal is effected between the bottom of the mould 414 and the refractory mass 439 by a face to face contact under load only, with the clamping ring 405 acting as a sealing "chill" should metal find a small escape path.
  • the conduit part 406 has a downward inclination in the filling position. This inclination is shown exagerated in Figure 5 and in practice an initial relatively slow flow rate will not create turbulent conditions as metal flows slightly downwardly along the conduit part 406 and the conduit parts 406 and 407 will quickly fill so that subsequent filling can be carried out rapidly without turbulence at a free surface.
  • conduit part 406 may be horizontal as shown in Figure 5b.
  • FIG. 6 another modification of the apparatus as described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 is illustrated and the same reference numerals, but preceded by a Figure 1, are used for corresponding parts as were used in Figures 1 to 4.
  • a mould 114 corresponding to the mould 4 of the first described embodiment is made of unbonded sand using an in situ destroyable pattern such as expanded polystyrene and in which a conduit 140 and header portion 142 corresponding to the conduit 40 and header portion 42 of the first described embodiment are defined in unbonded sand using a polystyrene pattern.
  • a mould box 148 contains unbonded sand 160.
  • a polystyrene pattern 161 Embedded in the sand 160 is a polystyrene pattern 161, a part 161a of which defines the mould cavity 115 and has a part 161b which defines the ingate 35 149.
  • the pattern 161 parts 161a, 161b are formed integrally with a further pattern part 161c which defines the header portion 142 and conduit 140.
  • the pattern part 161c is formed with a part, in the present example formed as three legs 161d, which stands on the upwardly facing surface 162 of the bottom wall of the mould box 148, and preferably locating means are be provided to prevent lateral movement of the pattern 161 relative to the mould box.
  • a part in the present example formed as three legs 161d, which stands on the upwardly facing surface 162 of the bottom wall of the mould box 148, and preferably locating means are be provided to prevent lateral movement of the pattern 161 relative to the mould box.
  • an adhesive may be provided between the surface 162 and the bottoms of the legs 161d or a socket, not shown, may be provided in or on the surface 162 in which the bottom ends of the legs 161d can be received.
  • the pattern 161 is thus supported and retained in position solely as a result of the above described engagement between the legs 161d and the surface 162.
  • the pattern part 161a may be formed separately from and attached to the pattern part 161b which may be formed integral with or separately from. and attached to the pattern port 161r. and likewise the pattern part 161d may be formed integral with or separately from and attached to the pattern part 161c.
  • the pattern 161 may terminate at the upper or lower end of the ingate 149 and be attached to a hollow refractory channel member, shown in dotted line at 163, the interior of which provides the header portion 142 and conduit 140, and if necessary, the ingate 149.
  • the refractory channel member 163 is provided with a formation to stand on the surface 162 such as legs 163a similar to the legs 161d described hereinbefore.
  • a rotary and separable joint 137 permits of rotation about a horizontal axis between the mould 114 and the conduit 135 and also permits of movement of the mould 114 away from a casting station, shown in Figure 5, to a cooling station similar to that shown at CO in Figure 4.
  • the rotary and separable joint 137 permits of rotation between the conduit 135 and conduit 140 and provides a seal therebetween.
  • the joint 137 comprises a first member 152 received on the end of the pattern part 161c (or refractory channel member 163 when provided) and accomodated in a recess 170 in the side wall 171 of the mould box 148 and is in the form of a refractory washer.
  • the washer 152 is firmly attached to the pattern part 161c (or the refractory channel member 163) but is completely free of attachment to or location by the mould box 148.
  • the recess 170 is of greater diameter than the washer 152 so as to provide a circumferentially extending space 172 therebetween.
  • the washer 152 is positioned on the pattern part 161c (or unbonded channel member 163) at such a position as to be adjecent the wall 173 of the recess 170 so as to prevent passage of sand between the washer and the mould box 148 during filling of the mould box with unbonded sand.
  • the washer is positioned by virtue of a counter bore 174 formed therein of the appropriate depth so that washer is correctly positioned in relation to the surface 173 when the legs 161d (or 163a) are correctly positioned on the surface 162.
  • the pattern 161 (or conduit member 163) is totally disconnected form the mould box 148 in the region of the entry port 141 and the pattern (or conduit member 163) receive no support nor any location whatsoever from the mould box 148 in the region of the entry port 141. All the support and location being provided solely by the above described engagement . of the legs 161d, (163a) with the surface 162.
  • the outwardly facing surface of the washer 152 co-operates with an annular surface 154 of a second member 155 fixed relative to the conduit 135. A seal is maintained between the surface 154 and the outwardly facing surface 153 of the washer 152 by an axial load therebetween imposed by the apparatus.
  • the washer 152 may contain a filter as described hereinbefore in connection with the washer 452 shown in Figure 5.
  • the sand 160 is compacted around the pattern(s) or (pattern(s) and refactory channel member) in conventional manner, for example, by vibration and / or application of vacuum.
  • a flexible sealing member 164 either a rubber sheet or 'cling film' or other suitable material, is retained by a clamp plate 165 and the mould box 148 is provided with a exit port 166 connected to a vacuum pump to enable a vacuum to be drawn to take off products of evaporation of the pattern 160 part 162 if provided and to retain consolidation of the sand.
  • the mould box 148 is releasable connected to a manipulator identical to the manipulator 50 and the casting operation is as described hereinbefore in conection with the first embodiment except that there is no separation of a mould support from a mould.
  • the whole assembly remains at the cooling station or is moved along the cooling track until the metal has solidified sufficiently for the vacuum to be released and the sand poured out of the mould box 148.
  • mould box 148 is moved to a moulding station where a new pattrern(s) (or pattern(s) and refractory channel member) is introduced, washer 152 assembled thereto, and unbonded sand poured therearound followed by consolidation of the sand, application of vacuum and reengagement by the manipulator for movement into feeding relationship with the reservoir 17 at the casting station CA.
  • a new pattrern(s) or pattern(s) and refractory channel member
  • the mould box 148 may be a unitary construction or may, as shown in Figure 6, comprise two parts which may be permanently or releasably connected together. If desired, the whole or part of the bottom wall of the mould box may be separate from the side walls thereof and may, for example, be provided by a suitable support surface against which the side walls abut.
  • the mould support 113 may be substantially as described in connection with the embodiment described with reference to Figures 1 to 4, namely, comprising a refractory mass in which a conduit 240 and header portion 242 are defined in the same way as the conduit 40 and header portion 42 of the Figures 1 to 4 embodiment as is a rotary joint corresponding to the joint 37.
  • a gasket 270 of refractory material is positioned on the top surface 244 of a mould support 213-and a pattern 261 corresponding to the pattern 161 of the Figure 5 embodiment is rested thereon and sand is poured into a mould box 248 prior to consolidation.
  • the gasket 270 prevents the sand from fit- ling the header portion 242.
  • the casting operation is essentially as described in connection with the first embodiment in that after cooling at the cooling station CO for a sufficient period of time for the metal to solidify adequately, the mould support 213 is lifted away from the mould 214 whilst solidification in the mould continues.
  • a further flexible seal closure may be provided between the mould support 213 and the mould 214 so that the vacuum is maintained after the mould support 213 has been removed.
  • the mould support 213 is then moved back to the loading station for assembly of a further mould 214 thereon followed by a movement by the manipulator of the new assembly back into feeding relationship with the reservoir 17.
  • a mould support 313 comprising a steel box 338 is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis H-H by bearings 370 the outer races of which are carried on uprights 371.
  • the box 338 has mounted thereon a manipulator means 372 which comprises a clamp plate 373 moveable in the direction of the arrow F by a pneumatic ram 374.
  • the box 338 contains a refractory mass 339 within which is defined a conduit portion 340 which has an upwardly extending end part 34a.
  • the upper surface of the refractory mass 339 receives and supports a mould 314 made as described in connection with the first embodiment described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 thus comprising cope and drag parts 345, 346 and is arranged to be clamped to the mould support 313 by the clamping plate 373 of the manipulator 372.
  • the mould 314 has a mould cavity 315 defined by the cope and drag parts 345, 346 and has at least one core 347 therein.
  • An ingate 349 communicates with a header portion 342 which is connected in communication with the upwardly extending part 340a of the conduit 340.
  • a gasket 375 is disposed between the surface 376 of the mould and the surface 344 of the mould support 313 to provide a seal there between.
  • the apparatus is provided with a primary source of metal 310 which comprises a holding furnace 317 to which metal is fed in molten state and pumped therefrom, by pressurising the interior of the vessel 317, through a riser tube 333 and launder system 312 corresponding to that of the first embodiment.
  • the metal may be pumped from the holding furnace 317 by using a pump separate from the furnace such as a pump similar to the electro-magnetic pump 32 or pressure pump described in connection with the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4.
  • the primary source may be provided by a melter / holder furnace and fed therefrom as described in connection with the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4.
  • the conduit part 335 is connected to the mould support 313 and in particular the conduit 340 thereof by a rotary joint 337 which, in the present embodiment is not capable of separation but only of rotation.
  • the rotary joint is made between refractory faced parts 352 and 355 provided with cooperating sealing surfaces 353, 354 which, in the present example, are annular. Surfaces 353, 354 are maintained in sealing engagement by resilient biasing means such as coil compression springs 377 and sufficient flexibility is built into the launder system 312 to permit such biasing to occur.
  • a mould 314 is picked up at a loading station by a suitable mechanical handling means and moved into position to rest on the surface 344 of the mould support 313 with a gasket 375 there between.
  • the manipulator 372 is then activated to clamp the mould 314 in position with the clamping plate 373.
  • the vessel 317 is then pressurized to pump metal upwardly through the conduit 335 and into the conduit 340 and hence upwardly through the part 340a thereof into the header portion 342, ingate 349 and cavity 315.
  • the mode of upward feeding is therefore essentially as described within the previous embodiment and the same advantages accrue.
  • the mould support 313 and mould 314 supported thereon are rotated about the axis H-H through 180°C by a suitable rotating mechanism and then the applied metal pressure is removed and the metal in the conduit 340 allowed to flow back into the reservoir. Again the metal may be lowered to the extent that the conduit 340 is empty whilst metal still remains in at least part of the riser tube or metal may be allowed to fall back within the riser tube to the same level as the free surface of the metal in the reservoir 17.
  • the mould 314 is lowered from contact with the mould support 313 by lowering the clamping plate 373.
  • the thus inverted mould can then be removed laterally by a suitable mechanical handling device.
  • a head of metal is maintained by the enlarged header portion 342 of the ingate 349 in the mould itself so that a, reduced, pressure is maintained applied to the metal in the mould cavity 315 and to feed the cavity 315 during solidification.
  • a small residual volume of metal will not fully drain towards the reservoir adjacent to the ingate, when in the inverted position and, if this is not retained by its oxide film and surface tension, provision may be made to prevent it flowing from the mould by providing a gutter as shown at 378.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 8 may be modified for use with a mould mode of non-bonded sand using an in situ destroyable pattern simply by providing a suitable moulding box containing unbonded consolidated sand surrounding such a pattern in place of the mould 314 described herein before.
  • the expanded polystyrene pattern may provide the whole of the mould cavity 315, ingate 349 and header portion 342.
  • the header portion 342 and ingate 349 may be provided by a refractory shell.
  • a filter such as the filter F shown in dotted line in Figure 1 may be placed in the path of flow of metal from the reservoir to the mould cavity to further control movement of contaminates to the mould cavity.
  • the filter in the example illustrated is a disc of ceramic filter material located between the first member 52 and the refractory mass 39 in place of the jointing gasket 39a.
  • the or each of said longitudinal axes may be offset from the axis of rotation so as to perform a circular orbital motion around said axis.
  • the mould cavity as a whole may be moved in a circular or other path, for example elliptical or an irregular path about a horizontal or substantially horizontal axis to change the orientation of the mould cavity relative to the fort due to gravity. Any motion which results in a complete or partiol inversion of the mould cavity is to be regarded as falling within the ambit of this invention and of the appended Claims.
  • the cavity has been fully inverted that is, rotated through 180°C from the position it occupies during filling, if desired, it may be only partially inverted, the angular disposition of the feeds from the primary source and from the secondary source being such as to prevent flow of metal from the cavity towards the primary source and to permit flow of metal from the secondary source to the cavity when the mould have been inverted to the desired extent.
  • inverted is used in the Claims hereof to refer to both such partial inversion as well as full inversion.
  • the metal is fed by being subjected to a pressure above atmospheric
  • the metal may be fed from the primary source into the mould cavity by imposing a pressure below atmospheric in the mould cavity and the metal in the primary source being subject to a higher pressure.
  • the mould cavity has been completely filled with metal from the primary source prior to the commencement of changing the orientation of the mould cavity relative to the force due to gravity.
  • the mould cavity may be only partially filled prior to the commencement of change in orientation, the "head" required for partial filling being maintained by the pump during change in orientation, the mould cavity then being further filled by virtue of flow of metal from the primary source.
  • the means for continuously connecting the mould cavity to the primary source during said change in orientation in the embodiments described hereinbefore comprises feeding the metal through a rotatable joint
  • other means may be provided.
  • a flexible or articulated conduit may be a possible alternative although the applicants have not constructed such an alternative.
  • the moulds may be made of any suitable particulate material such as silica sand but are preferably wholly or substantially wholly zircon sand.
  • the resulting casting is removed from the mould using conventional techniques to remove the sand.
  • a conventional knock-out when using bonded sand, or pouring out of the sand, when using unbonded sand with an in situ destroyable pattern.
  • the invention may also be applied to shell moulds and in this case the castings are removed by breaking the shell mould.
  • the invention may also be applied to permanent moulds having at least two separable parts made, for example, of steel, defining therebetween the mould cavity.
  • Such shell moulds or permanent rolls may be provided instead of the bonded sand mould of the previously described embodiments.
  • the method and apparatus described herein before may be used in foundry for any desired shape of casting and in particular for castings which are cast to a finished or semi-finished shape.

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1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Gusses mit den folgenden Schnitten: Zuführen von geschmolzenem Metall von einer Primärquelle 10; 310 geschmolzenen Metalls in eine Gußformhöhlung 15; 115; 315; 415 durch einen Einlaß 49; 149; 349 unterhalb der Oberkante der Gußformhöhlung in eine Gußstation CA, Entfernen der Höhlung aus der Speisebeziehung mit der Primärquelle unter Verursachen einer Relativbewegung zwischen der Höhlung und der Primärquelle zur Änderung der Ausrichtung der Höhlung relativ zu der Schwerkraft zur Verhinderung eines Stroms von geschmolzenem Metall von der Höhlung in Richtung auf die Primärquelle und zur Ermöglichung eines Flusses von Metall von einer Sekundärquelle 42; 142; 242; 342; 442 zu der Höhlung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Höhlung während der Anderung der Ausrichtung kontinuierlich mit der Primärquelle verbunden ist, die Höhlung von der Primärquelle getrennt wird, die Primärquelle an der Gußstation verbleibt, die Gußformhöhlung zu einer Kühlstation CA übertragen wird, die von der Gußstation entfernt ist, und daß an der Kühlstation das geschmolzene Metall von der Sekundärquelle strömen kann, während das Metall sich in der Höhlung verfestigt.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Höhlung durch Rotieren der Höhlung um eine horizontale oder im wesentlichen horizontale Achse invertiert wird.
3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Metall in die Höhlung von einer Primärquelle entlang eines Weges durch eine Drehverbindung 37; 137; 337; 347; mit einem relativ zu einem zweiten Element 40; 140; 240; 340; 440 drehbarem ersten Element 35; 335; 435 und Dichtungsmittel 52, 55; 152; 352, 355; 452, 455, das die Relativdrehung zwischen den Element erlaubt und den Stromweg des Metalls umgibt, geführt wird.
4. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das zugeführte Metall von einem Vorrat 17; 317, der die Primärquelle beinhaltet, im wesentlichen nach oben gepumpt wird.
5. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Metall in der Gußformhöhlung einem geringen Druck oberhalb des atmosphärischen Drucks ausgesetzt wird, der ausreichend ist, um das Metall zu der Höhlung zu führen und diese zu füllen.
6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Metall in der Höhlung während der Richtungsänderung weiterhin dem Druck unterworfen wird.
7. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Sekundärquelle einen Kopf 42; 242; 342 aufweist und das Metall von der Primärquelle zu der Höhlung von dem Kopf geführt wird.
8. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei nach dem Bringen der Gußformhöhlung in die Speisebeziehung zu der Sekundärquelle ein Kopf beibehalten wird, um einen Druck in dem Metall in der Höhlung zu bewirken, der in derselben Größenordnung wie ein leichter Druck oberhalb des atmosphärischen Drucks ist, mit dem das Metall beaufschlagt wird, um das Metall in die Höhlung zu führen.
9. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verfahren den Schritt des Plazierens einer weiteren Gußformhöhlung in eine Speisebeziehung mit der Primärquelle nach dem Entfernen der ersterwähnten Gußformhöhlung aus der Speisebeziehung mit dieser bevor das Metall in der ersterwähnten Gußformhöhlung sich in einem solchen Ausmaß verfestigt hat, daß das Metall nicht von der Sekundärquelle in die Gußformhöhlung fließt, aufweist.
10. Vorrichtung zum Herstellen eines Gusses, mit einer Primärquelle 10; 310 geschmolzenen Metalls, einer Gußform 14; 114; 214; 314; 414 mit einer Gußformhöhlung 14; 115; 315; 415, Speise- , mitteln zum Speisen von geschmolzenem Metall, bei der Verwendung, von der Primärquelle in die Gußformhöhlung durch einen Einlaß 49; 149; 349 unterhalb der Unterkante der Gußformhöhlung, wenn die Gußform in einer Gußstation CA ist, Mitteln zum Entfernen der Gußformhöhlung aus der Speisebeziehung mit der Primärquelle mit Mitteln 50; 450; 370 zur Verursachung einer Relativbewegung zwischen der Höhlung und der Primärquelle zur Änderung der Ausrichtung der Gußformhöhlung relativ zu der Schwerkraft, um das Fließen von geschmolzenem Material von der Höhlung zu der Primärquelle zu verhindern und einen Fluß von Metall von einer Sekundärquelle 42; 142; 242; 342; 442 zu der Höhlung zu erlauben, gekennzeichnet durch Mittel 37; 137; 337; 437, die kontinuierlich die Höhlung mit der Primärquelle verbinden während der Änderung der Ausrichtung und Mitteln zum Trennen der Höhlung von der Primärquelle, Mitteln zum Beibehalten der Primärquelle an der Gußstation und Mitteln (50; 45; 372) zur Übertragung der Gußformhöhlung zu einer Kühlstation CO, die mit Abstand von der Gußstation angeordnet ist, wobei das geschmolzene Material von der Sekundärquelle 42 zu der Höhlung fließen kann, während sich das Metall in der Höhlung verfestigt.
11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Mittel zur Änderung der Ausrichtung der Gußformhöhlung Mittel 50; 450; 370 zur Drehung der Höhlung um eine horizontale oder im wesentlichen horizontale Achse aufweisen.
12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Vorrichtung eine Passage 12; 312, 412 aufweist zur Schaffung eines Metallstromweges von der Primärquelle zu der Gußformhöhlung, die sich von der Primärquelle zu der Gußformhöhlung im wesentlichen aufwärts erstreckt und mit einem horizontalen oder im wesentlichen horizontalen Abschnitt versehen ist, der mit einer Drehverbindung 37; 137; 337; 437 versehen ist mit einer ersten Leitung 35; 335; 435, die relativ zu einer relativ zu der Primärquelle ortsfesten zweiten Verbindungsleitung 40; 140; 240; 340; 440 drehbar ist, wobei weiter Dichtungsmittel 52, 55; 152, 155; 352, 355; 452, 455 zwischen diesen vorgesehen sind, die es der ersten und der zweiten Leitung erlauben, sich relativ zueinander zu drehen, während die Verbindung zwischen diesen abgedichtet wird und der Stromweg des Metalls umgeben wird.
13. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 12, wobei die Speisemittel Mittel 31; 317 zum Pumpen des Metalls im wesentlichen aufwärts in die Höhlung aus einem Vorrat 17; 317 geschmolzenen Metalls aufweisen.
14. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, wobei die Vorrichtung Mittel 31; 317 aufweist, um das Metall in der Gußformhöhlung einem geringen Druck zu unterwerfen, der ausreichend ist um sicherzustellen, daß das Metall in die Höhlung geführt wird und diese füllt.
15. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, wobei die Gußformhöhlung beweglich einem Gußformträger 13; 213; 313 befestigt ist, der eine Passage 40; 240; 340 zum Fließen von Metall durch diese von einer Primärquelle zu der Gußformhöhlung aufweist, wobei die Passage 40; 240; 340 zu einem Kopfabschnitt 42; 242; 342 führt, die die Sekundärquelle bildet und der Kopfabschnitt zwischen der Höhlung und der Passage in dem Gußformträger angeordnet ist.
16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, wobei der Gußformträger 13; 213 einen Kopfabschnitt 42; 242 aufweist.
17. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, wobei die Gußform 314 einen Kopfabschnitt 342 aufweist.
18. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12 oder einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 17 in Abhängigkeit von Anspruch 12, wobei die drehbar Verbindung 37; 137; 437 trennbar ist, so daß die erste und die zweite Leitung 35, 40; 135, 140; 435, 440 voneinander getrennt werden können, um eine Entfernung der Gußform 14; 114; 414 von der Gußstation CA zu ermöglichen.
19. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18, wobei die Gußform entfernbar an einem Gußformträger 13; 213; 413 befestigt ist, der mit einem Manipulator 50; 450 zur Drehung des Gußformträgers um die Achse verbunden ist, um dem Gußformträger von der Gußstation zu der Kühlstation zu bewegen und zur Beibehaltung der Gußform in einer Gießbeziehung mit dem Träger.
20. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 19, wobei der Manipulator nach bewegen des Gußformträgers und der Gußform auf diesem aus der Speisebeziehung mit der Primärquelle an der Gußstation zu der Kühlstation heraus von diesem lösbar und zu einer Ladestation LO beweglich ist, wo er mit einem weiteren Gußformträger und einer Gußform in Eingriff kommen kann und betätigt werden kann, um die weiteren Gußformträger mit der Gußform in eine Speisebeziehung mit der Primärquelle zu bewegen.
21. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, wobei der Gußformträger 313, die Passage 340 zum Strömen des Metalls und aufweist und die Gußform 314, die beweglich auf dem Gußformträger befestigt ist, selbst mit einem Kopfabschnitt 342 versehen ist.
22. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 21, wobei die Drehverbindung 337 nicht lösbar ist, aber die Gußform 314 von dem Gußformträger 313 nach der Inversion entfernt werden kann.
23. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 22, wobei der Gußformträger 313 ein Handhabungsmittel 372 aufweist, das zur Beibehaltung der Gußform 314 in der Speisebeziehung mit dem Gußformträger 313 während des Führens von Metall von der Primärquelle 310 in die Gußformhöhlung 315 und zum Erlauben einer Entfernung der Gußform 314 von dem Gußformträger 313 nach der Inversion eingerichtet ist, so daß die Gußform 314 von der Gußstation CA zu der Kühlstation CO bewegt werden kann.
24. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 23, wobei der Gußformträger 313 derart konstruiert ist, daß einem machanischen Handhabungsmittel Zugang zu der Gußform 314 ermöglicht wird, wenn diese invertiert ist, um die Entfernung der Gußform 314 aus der Gußstation CA zu der Kühlstation CO zu ermöglichen.
25. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 24, wobei die Gußform 14; 114; 214; 314; 414 aufweist: weinigstens zwei aneinander montierte Teile 45, 46; 345, 346; 445, 446, die in gebundenem Sand sind und zwischen sich die Gußformhöhlung ausbilden, die eine oder mehrere Kerne aufnehmen kann; eine Gußformkasten 148, der ungebunden Sand 160 beinhaltet, der ein in situ zerstörbares Muster 161 einbettet, das die Gußformhöhlung 115 bildet, oder eine dauerhafte Gußform mit wenigstens zwei gesonderten Teilen, die zwischen sich die Gußformhöhlung bilden.
26. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, wobei die Gusform 414; 114 eine Passage 406; 407; 140 für den Metallstrom durch diese von der Primärquelle 10 zu der Gußformhöhlung 415; 115 aufweist, wobei die Passage zu einem Kopfabschnitt 442, 142 führt, die eine Sekundärquelle schafft und der Kopfabschnitt zwischen der Höhlung 415, 115 und der Passage in der Gußform 406; 407; 114 angeordnet ist.
27. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 26, wobei die Gußform 114 einen Gußformkasten 148 aufweist, der ungebunden Sand 160 aufnimmt, in den ein in situ zerstörbares Muster 167 eingebettet ist, das die Gußformhöhlung 115 bildet.
28. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 27, wobei der ungebundene Sand 160 ein in situ zerstörbares Muster 161 einbettet, das die Passage 140 und / oder den Kopfabschnitt 142 definiert.
29. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 27, wobei der ungebundende Sand 160 ein permanentes Muster 163 einbettet, das die Passage 140 und / oder den Kopfabschnitt 142 definiert.
30. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 27 bis 29, wobei das Muster 161, das die Gußformhöhlung 115 bildet, in der Gußform 114 angeordnet und an einer Position mit Abstand von dem Einlaß 170 des Metalls von der Primärquelle 10 in den Gußformkasten 148 gestützt ist.
31. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 30, wobei der Einlaß 170 in einer Seitenwand 171 des Gußformkastens 148 angeordnet ist und Metall durch die Seitenwand 171 in einer horizontalen oder im wesentlichen horizontalen Richtung passiert und das Muster 161 von einer Bodenwand 162 des Gußformkastens 148 gestützt und ausgerichtet wird.
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