EP0688618A1 - Peening unit for shell-molding machines - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a peening unit for shell-molding machines.
- peening units are currently used to clean the molds of shell-molding machines; in practice, these units spray, by means of compressed air, very small beads of glass or other material that clean the mold by acting on its surface.
- the molds are normally removed from the shell-molding machine for cleaning purposes and are arranged in the peening unit that cleans them.
- peening units have already been used which are mounted on a truck that can be placed at the shell-molding machine, which is preset so as to overturn the two molds and arrange them so as to be accessible by the peening unit.
- the aim of the present invention is indeed to eliminate the drawbacks described above by providing a peening unit for shell-molding machines that does not produce any hindrance during mold cleaning, so that the peening unit can operate without hindering in any way the shell-molding machines that are arranged adjacent thereto.
- a particular object of the invention is to provide a peening unit that, in addition to cleaning the mold directly inside the machine, also allows to significantly reduce external scattering of dust, with full recovery of the beads that are used.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a peening unit in which the operator can activate the bead spraying gun directly from the outside of the peening unit, thus simplifying all the related operations.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a peening unit for shell-molding machines that, by virtue of its particular constructive characteristics, is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
- a peening unit for shell-molding machines characterized in that it comprises a suspended peening assembly supported by an articulated arm that is connected to the upper end of a fixed post, said peening assembly being arrangeable at the open and overturned molds of at least two shell-molding machines.
- the peening unit for shell-molding machines comprises a peening unit, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, which is suspended, by means of a strut 2, to an articulated arm, generally designated by the reference numeral 3, which is connected at the upper end of a fixed post 5.
- the articulated arm 3 has a first portion 3a pivoted to the post 5 and a second portion 3b which is in turn pivoted to the portion 3a.
- the peening unit 1 at at least two shell-molding machines, generally designated by the reference numeral 10, without causing any hindrance in the surrounding region.
- the fixed post 5 can in fact be arranged to the side of a shell-molding machine, or it can optionally also be placed in the central region of the area in which the shell-molding machines 10 are arranged; said shell-molding machines are usually arranged around the casting furnace, generally designated by the reference numeral 11.
- the shell-molding machines 10 have molds 12 that can be opened and overturned so that they can be arranged frontally with respect to the shell-molding machine and directed outwards, so as to be easily engaged by the peening unit 1.
- the peening unit 1 is provided with an external body 20 which is closed, at the front, by sliding doors 21 movable with respect to each other in a guillotine-like fashion and provided with a portion made of flexible material, such as rubber or the like, to achieve a substantially hermetic coupling to the shaft 22 that supports the molds 12.
- a spray gun 23 is provided inside the container 20 and draws, by means of a duct 24, from the beads 25 placed on the hopper-like bottom of the container; the gun is actuated in a per se known manner by compressed air.
- a particularity resides in the fact that the gun 23 is moved by means of a lever system 26 that can be operated from the outside and is protected by a rubber hood 27.
- the container 20 is furthermore provided, in an upward region, with a transparent door 28 allowing the operator to view the spraying of the jet against the molds 12.
- Aspirators 30 are furthermore connected to the container 20 and create a suction current in the lower part of trapping columns 31 that are connected in an upward region, by means of grilles 32, to the internal chamber 33 formed by the container 20.
- the materials aspirated from the inside of the chamber 5 are constituted by dust, residues, and beads, and follow a path along inclined planes 34 that produces a first separation between the beads and the dust; outlets 37 are furthermore provided and feed the beads back into the container 20, whereas the dust and the residues are fed, by means of the aspirators 30, into decantation units, generally designated by the reference numeral 40, which have a duct portion that is laterally adjacent to the filtering columns 31 and in practice separate the dust with a cyclone-like system.
- the peening units are arranged at the shell-molding machines without creating any hindrance in the surrounding region, since in practice the peening units are suspended and arrangeable at several stations where the molds to be cleaned are located.
- the particular structure of the peening unit furthermore allows to significantly reduce external scattering of dust and allows the operator to operate very quickly and easily, since the spray gun actuation means is accessible from the outside of the container assembly.
- the materials employed may be any according to the requirements.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a peening unit for shell-molding machines.
- Machines known as peening units are currently used to clean the molds of shell-molding machines; in practice, these units spray, by means of compressed air, very small beads of glass or other material that clean the mold by acting on its surface.
- The molds are normally removed from the shell-molding machine for cleaning purposes and are arranged in the peening unit that cleans them.
- Of course this method requires a great amount of work and is extremely time-consuming, since the handling of the molds, which are usually rather heavy, causes considerable labor times and machine downtimes.
- In order to try to obviate this drawback, peening units have already been used which are mounted on a truck that can be placed at the shell-molding machine, which is preset so as to overturn the two molds and arrange them so as to be accessible by the peening unit.
- However, even this solution has not been found to be particularly valid, since carrying the peening unit on a truck creates a considerable hindrance, especially in view of the fact that the shell-molding machines are usually arranged around the casting furnace and the truck must move in the confined space between the casting furnace and the shell-molding machine.
- The presence of the carriage proximate to the shell-molding machines in practice forces to suspend production on adjacent shell-molding machines as well, with the obvious related drawbacks.
- The aim of the present invention is indeed to eliminate the drawbacks described above by providing a peening unit for shell-molding machines that does not produce any hindrance during mold cleaning, so that the peening unit can operate without hindering in any way the shell-molding machines that are arranged adjacent thereto.
- Within the scope of this aim, a particular object of the invention is to provide a peening unit that, in addition to cleaning the mold directly inside the machine, also allows to significantly reduce external scattering of dust, with full recovery of the beads that are used.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a peening unit in which the operator can activate the bead spraying gun directly from the outside of the peening unit, thus simplifying all the related operations.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a peening unit for shell-molding machines that, by virtue of its particular constructive characteristics, is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
- This aim, these objects, and others which will become apparent hereinafter are achieved by a peening unit for shell-molding machines, according to the invention, characterized in that it comprises a suspended peening assembly supported by an articulated arm that is connected to the upper end of a fixed post, said peening assembly being arrangeable at the open and overturned molds of at least two shell-molding machines.
- Further characteristics and advantages will become apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a peening unit for shell-molding machines, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- figure 1 is a schematic plan view of a peening unit connected between two shell-molding machines;
- figure 2 is an elevation view of the peening unit applied to a shell-molding machine;
- figure 3 is a plan view of the peening unit applied to a shell-molding machine;
- figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the peening unit;
- figure 5 is a schematic sectional view, taken along the plane V-V of figure 4;
- figure 6 is a sectional view, taken along the plane VI-VI of figure 5.
- With reference to the above figures, the peening unit for shell-molding machines, according to the invention, comprises a peening unit, generally designated by the
reference numeral 1, which is suspended, by means of astrut 2, to an articulated arm, generally designated by thereference numeral 3, which is connected at the upper end of afixed post 5. - The articulated
arm 3 has a first portion 3a pivoted to thepost 5 and a second portion 3b which is in turn pivoted to the portion 3a. - In this manner it is possible to arrange the
peening unit 1 at at least two shell-molding machines, generally designated by thereference numeral 10, without causing any hindrance in the surrounding region. - The fixed
post 5 can in fact be arranged to the side of a shell-molding machine, or it can optionally also be placed in the central region of the area in which the shell-molding machines 10 are arranged; said shell-molding machines are usually arranged around the casting furnace, generally designated by the reference numeral 11. - The shell-
molding machines 10 havemolds 12 that can be opened and overturned so that they can be arranged frontally with respect to the shell-molding machine and directed outwards, so as to be easily engaged by thepeening unit 1. - The
peening unit 1 is provided with anexternal body 20 which is closed, at the front, by slidingdoors 21 movable with respect to each other in a guillotine-like fashion and provided with a portion made of flexible material, such as rubber or the like, to achieve a substantially hermetic coupling to theshaft 22 that supports themolds 12. - A
spray gun 23 is provided inside thecontainer 20 and draws, by means of aduct 24, from thebeads 25 placed on the hopper-like bottom of the container; the gun is actuated in a per se known manner by compressed air. - A particularity resides in the fact that the
gun 23 is moved by means of alever system 26 that can be operated from the outside and is protected by arubber hood 27. - The
container 20 is furthermore provided, in an upward region, with atransparent door 28 allowing the operator to view the spraying of the jet against themolds 12. -
Aspirators 30 are furthermore connected to thecontainer 20 and create a suction current in the lower part oftrapping columns 31 that are connected in an upward region, by means ofgrilles 32, to theinternal chamber 33 formed by thecontainer 20. - The materials aspirated from the inside of the
chamber 5 are constituted by dust, residues, and beads, and follow a path alonginclined planes 34 that produces a first separation between the beads and the dust;outlets 37 are furthermore provided and feed the beads back into thecontainer 20, whereas the dust and the residues are fed, by means of theaspirators 30, into decantation units, generally designated by thereference numeral 40, which have a duct portion that is laterally adjacent to thefiltering columns 31 and in practice separate the dust with a cyclone-like system. - With this arrangement, therefore, the peening units are arranged at the shell-molding machines without creating any hindrance in the surrounding region, since in practice the peening units are suspended and arrangeable at several stations where the molds to be cleaned are located.
- The particular structure of the peening unit furthermore allows to significantly reduce external scattering of dust and allows the operator to operate very quickly and easily, since the spray gun actuation means is accessible from the outside of the container assembly.
- From the above description it is thus evident that the invention achieves the intended aim and objects, and in particular the fact is stressed that a peening unit is provided which is extremely practical and versatile and, in addition to allowing to clean the molds without removing them from the machine, offers the great advantage of causing no hindrance in the work area.
- The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive concept.
- All the details may furthermore be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
- In practice, the materials employed, so long as they are compatible with the specific use, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions, may be any according to the requirements.
- Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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- Peening unit for shell-molding machines, characterized in that it comprises a suspended peening assembly supported by an articulated arm that is connected to the upper end of a fixed post, said peening assembly being arrangeable at the open and overturned molds of at least two shell-molding machines.
- Peening unit according to claim 1, characterized in that said articulated arm supports, at one end, said peening assembly by means of a strut and is pivoted to said post at the other end.
- Peening unit according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said articulated arm has a first portion pivoted to said post and a second portion pivoted to said first portion.
- Peening unit according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said peening assembly has an external body that is frontally closed by sliding doors movable with respect to each other and provided with a portion made of flexible material for coupling to the mold supporting shaft.
- Peening unit according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises, inside said container, a spray gun that is provided with a duct for drawing beads located on the bottom of the container and can be operated by means of a lever system accessible outside said container.
- Peening unit according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said container has an optically transparent door.
- Peening unit according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises aspirators that are connected to said container and are adapted to create a suction current at the lower part of trapping columns which are connected in an upward region, by means of grilles, to the internal chamber of said container, said trapping columns having a path with inclined planes and with outlets for feeding the beads back into said container, said aspirators being connected to decantation units for dust elimination.
- Peening unit for shell-molding machines, characterized in that it comprises one or more of the described and/or illustrated features.
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ITMI941250A IT1270228B (en) | 1994-06-15 | 1994-06-15 | STRUCTURE OF BALLASTING MACHINE FOR SHELL MOLDING MACHINES |
ITMI941250 | 1994-06-15 |
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EP0688618A1 true EP0688618A1 (en) | 1995-12-27 |
EP0688618B1 EP0688618B1 (en) | 1998-11-25 |
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EP0005611A1 (en) * | 1978-05-23 | 1979-11-28 | The Slag Reduction Company, Limited | Method of treating ingot moulds |
JPH03207550A (en) * | 1990-01-10 | 1991-09-10 | Minami Seiko Kk | Working machine for mold |
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EP0005611A1 (en) * | 1978-05-23 | 1979-11-28 | The Slag Reduction Company, Limited | Method of treating ingot moulds |
JPH03207550A (en) * | 1990-01-10 | 1991-09-10 | Minami Seiko Kk | Working machine for mold |
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 15, no. 481 (M - 1187) 6 December 1991 (1991-12-06) * |
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