US2866242A - Foundry molding process - Google Patents

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US2866242A
US2866242A US520714A US52071455A US2866242A US 2866242 A US2866242 A US 2866242A US 520714 A US520714 A US 520714A US 52071455 A US52071455 A US 52071455A US 2866242 A US2866242 A US 2866242A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C15/00—Moulding machines characterised by the compacting mechanism; Accessories therefor
    • B22C15/28—Compacting by different means acting simultaneously or successively, e.g. preliminary blowing and finally pressing
    • B22C15/30—Compacting by different means acting simultaneously or successively, e.g. preliminary blowing and finally pressing by both pressing and jarring devices
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    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C15/00—Moulding machines characterised by the compacting mechanism; Accessories therefor
    • B22C15/28—Compacting by different means acting simultaneously or successively, e.g. preliminary blowing and finally pressing
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  • This invention relates as indicated to a foundry molding process, and more particularly to a process utilizing the more desirable features of both core blowing and squeezing or jolt-squeezing operations.
  • the most common method of preparing a sand mold for foundry purposes is to place a flask about a pattern mounted on a pattern board and after filling such flask with an excess of sand, to squeeze or jolt and squeeze the sand to compact the same in the flask tightly against the pattern. While molds produced in this manner are satisfactory for many purposes, they often do not aiford as smooth sand surfaces in the mold cavity as may be desired, and with the more difiicult pattern shapes there may be a problem in obtaining .a sufliciently hard and firm sand surface in certain places.
  • Core blowing machines such as that illustrated and described in Ellms Patent 2,545,944, for example, are suitable for blowing cores of quite complicated shape and generally produce relatively hard firm sand surfaces against all parts of the pattern. Molds may be blown as well as cores, but this has involved certain difficulties inasmuch as flasks designedfor blowing molds directly therein are required to make a tight fit with the pattern plate and with the core blowing machine and cannot be allowed to become dented, etc., in use. Furthermore, they must be very strongly made and are quite expensive.
  • Another object is to provide such method which will not require the employment of special flasks.
  • a further object is to provide such method which will produce relatively firm, smooth mold surfaces and which may be utilized to produce molds suitable for subsequent use in stack molding.
  • Figs. 1-3 inclusive show in semi-diagrammatic fashion successive operations in the production of a pro-formed mold in a blowing machine; and Figs. 4-6 inclusive illustrate a subsequent series of successive operations upon such pre-formed mold after transfer to a squeeze moldjng machine.
  • the molding medium such as the usual foundry sand is first blown into an appropriately shaped box containing the pattern.
  • the pro-formed mold section and pattern are drawn as a unit frorn'such box and transferred tothe squeeze molding machine where a flask is placed about the mold and the mold squeezed to complete the ramming of sand within the flask.
  • the flask and'mold are then drawn from the pattern.
  • a core blowing machine comprising a base 1 and a head 2 joined by standards or tie rods such as 3 and 4.
  • a large verticaily reciprocable piston 5 is mounted in-cylinder 6 in such base and carries a table 7 supporting platen 3, pattern plate 9, and pattern it? (in the example illustrated, a pattern for a large piston ring).
  • the pattern may also include an upstanding central stud or boss ill. with a rib or ribs extending therefrom to pattern 10 to form a sprue passage for the mold if the latter is to be employed in stack molding.
  • the head of the machine includes a diaphragm blow valve 12 controlled by air pressure admitted through inlet 13 and adapted when opened to admit high pressure air from line 14 to the interior of the blow head.
  • An exhaust passage 15 is connected with a valve (not shown) whereby excess air pressure may be relieved after performance of the blowing operation.
  • the sand reservoir includes an upper adapter 18 adapted closely to fit the underside of the gasket plate 16 and a funel shaped portion 19 joined to the lower adapter 26' which carries blow plate 21 and mold preform section 22.
  • the blow plate may be laterally vented as indicated at 23 and 24 and will be provided with properly arranged blow holes such as 25, 26 and 27.
  • the reservoir and associated parts comprising elements 134 .2- inclusive are mounted for reciprocation from a fill position beneath a hopper to a blow position as shown herein.
  • the reservoir has been filled with sand S and is ready for the blow as soon as piston-cylinder assembly 5, 6 as been operated to raise the pattern plate firmly into engagement with box 22.
  • the mold thus produced will have the usual desirable characteristics of cores and the like which are similarly blown, notably very firm, uniform, dense and smooth sand surfaces contacting the pattern 10.
  • Piston 5 andtable 7 are now lowered as shown in Fig. 3 to draw the pre-formed mold P from the box 22. It will be noted that such box will desirably have slightly inwardly tapering side walls both to facilitate such draw and also to facilitate the subsequent squeezing operation described below.
  • Platen 8, pattern plate 9, pattern 10 and pre-formed mold P are removed from the core blowing machine and transferred to table 28 of a squeeze machine semi-diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 4-6 of the drawing.
  • a squeeze machine semi-diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 4-6 of the drawing.
  • Such machine may comprise a base 29 with a large piston 39 mounted for vertical reciprocation within cylinder 31.
  • Upper frame 32 is connected to such base by means of tie rods such as 33 and 34 and carries a squeeze plate 35.
  • a flask 36 is placed on pattern plate 9 closely encircling the pro-formed mold P at the base of the latter. Due to the taper of such pre-formed mold, there is clearance between the greater part of the pro-formed mold and such wall.
  • the squeeze plate 35 may have a central recess 37 therein aligned with pattern stud 11 and adapted to receive the upper end of the latter.
  • piston and table 28 will now be elevated to squeeze the pre-formed mold against squeeze plate to distribute the excess sand standing above the upper edge of flask 36 into the space between such mold and the flask wall and also uniformly compacting the sand generally throughout the mold body. It will ordinarily not be desired to jolt or vibrate the mold prior to such squeezing operation but in certain cases such jolting or vibrating may also be utilized in well-known manner.
  • piston 30 and table 28 will again be lowered as shown in Fig. 6, thereby lowering the flask and mold below squeeze plate 35.
  • Pistons 38 and 39 may then be reciprocated in cylinders 40 and 41 to extend rods such as 42 and 43 to engage the underside of flask 36 and draw the mold from the pattern as the latter continues its descent.
  • the flask with the finished mold M is now removed from the machine.
  • the molds thus formed are suitable for stack molding, a number of the molds being vertically arranged so that molten metal may be poured down the aligned central sprues and conducted through lateral passages (not shown) to the mold cavities 44.
  • molds may be formed in the same manner adapted to be assembled as copes and drags for the production of various types of castings.
  • the flask be rather carefully centered on the pre-formed mold (Fig. 4) and that the lower periphery of the flask conform to the lower periphery of the pro-formed mold.
  • the upper portion of the pre-formed mold side will ordinarily be slightly laterally spaced from the flask wall prior to performance of the final squeezing operation and usually also that such pro-formed mold project upwardly above the upper edge of the flask, especially when it is desired to squeeze the sand flush and level with such upper edge.
  • the side of the pre-formed mold may be shaped to slope inwardly in an upward direction or the side of the flask may be shaped to slope outwardly in an upward direction, or both, as shown, to provide such clearance. if, however, a tapered flask is employed conforming exact- 1y to the taper of the pro-form, then no clearance need be provided. 1
  • the ramming action of the subsequent squeeze operation is usually quite sufficient to produce a finished mold of high quality and uniformity without need of jolting. It is desirable to avoid jolting when possible, as it is a very noisy operation, hard on equipment, and requires more time and expenditure of compressed air.
  • the flask employed therewith may be of the ordinary straight-sided type ordinarily having a sand strip within its lower edge which should preferably closely fit the lower edge of the pre-formed mold. Conventional locating pins on the pattern board may engage the flask properly to center the same.
  • the box 22 is formed with sides which are laterally movable when not locked in closed position, then their inner faces need not taper to facilitate drawing of the pre-formed mold and a conventional mold flask as above described may be utilized with the latter.
  • the slightly tapered box 22 will, however, ordinarily be preferred. It is desirable that the flask should fit the preformed mold section as closely as is conveniently feasible.
  • the method of forming a mold suitable for use in a foundry stack molding operation comprising the successive steps of blowing a pre-formed sand mold upon a pattern in a box to obtain a uniform and smooth sand surface in all portions of the mold cavity, such mold having downwardly outwardly sloping sides and extending a substantial distance above the pattern; drawing such mold and pattern as a unit from such box; placing a flask closely about the lower periphery of such mold but with the upper edge of such flask spaced from the sloping side of the mold and also spaced below the upper surface of such mold, squeezing such mold within such flask to distribute the sand uniformly to fill such flask level with the upper surface of the latter and to compact the main body of sand, and then drawing such pattern from the finished mold and flask.
  • the method of forming a foundry mold having firm uniform mold surfaces in all regions of the mold cavity which comprises blowing a pro-formed sand mold about a pattern in a blowing machine, drawing the preformed mold and pattern as a unit from the box of such machine, placing such pattern and mold on the table of a squeeze machine, placing a flask on such table surrounding such mold and centered thereon with lateral clearance between the upper portion of the flask wall and the side of such pre-formed mold, such pre-formed mold projecting above the top of such flask, squeezing such pre-formed mold within such flask to ram the same uniformly to fill such flask level with the upper surface of the latter and to compact the main body of sand, and then drawing such pattern from the finished mold and flask.
  • the method of forming a foundry mold having firm uniform mold surfaces which comprises blowing a preformed sand mold about a pattern within a box to obtain a uniform and smooth sand surface in all portions of the mold cavity, drawing the pro-formed mold and pattern as a unit from the box, placing a flask about such preformed mold and centered thereon with lateral clearance between the upper portion of the flask wall and the side of such pro-formed mold, squeezing such pro-formed mold within such flask to ram the sand uniformly therein, and then drawing such pattern from the finished mold.
  • the method of forming a foundry mold having firm uniform mold surfaces which comprises blowing a pro-formed sand mold about a pattern within a box to obtain a uniform and smooth sand surface in all portions of the mold cavity, drawing the pro-formed mold and pattern as a unit from the box, placing a flask about such pre-formed mold, squeezing such pre-formed mold within such flask to ram the sand uniformly therein, and then drawing such pattern from the finished mold.

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US4126176A (en) * 1976-02-03 1978-11-21 Badische Maschinenfabrik Gmbh Foundry molding machine for box molds
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US2112910A (en) * 1935-10-23 1938-04-05 Dayton Malleable Iron Co Method and apparatus for making molds
US2637881A (en) * 1949-01-22 1953-05-12 Edwin F Peterson Coremaking machine
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US2986785A (en) * 1957-07-18 1961-06-06 Osborn Mfg Co Blow and squeeze molding method
DE1177291B (de) * 1961-06-20 1964-09-03 Zimmermann Maschf Gustav Sandschiessmaschine zum Fuellen von Form- oder Kernkasten
US4126176A (en) * 1976-02-03 1978-11-21 Badische Maschinenfabrik Gmbh Foundry molding machine for box molds
EP1484125A2 (fr) * 2003-06-04 2004-12-08 Laempe + Gies GmbH Procédé et dispositif de production de nouyaux et/ou de noyaux au moyen de vibrations ultrasonores
EP1484125A3 (fr) * 2003-06-04 2005-08-24 Laempe + Gies GmbH Procédé et dispositif de production de nouyaux et/ou de noyaux au moyen de vibrations ultrasonores

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