WO2005002760A1 - スラリー状半凝固金属の成形 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the production of a die-cast product using a slurry-like semi-solid metal such as an aluminum alloy.
- the target solid phase ratio is controlled by controlling the temperature up to the transformation point of the semi-solidified metal and controlling the cooling time with stirring for a certain time from the transformation point.
- the method to be obtained is known, for example, from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 200-155395.
- FIG. 35 shows, in a flow chart, a method for obtaining a target solid phase ratio described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-153039.
- control start time Ts is input.
- cooling is started while stirring the semi-solid metal filled in the container, and the temperature of the semi-solid metal measured by the thermocouple is read.
- FIG. 36 shows the target solid fraction as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-1503945. It is a graphical representation of the method and complements ST07 in Figure 35.
- the target solid fraction can be achieved by stirring for a cooling time T f from the transformation point P t of the semi-solid metal.
- metals generally have different physical properties before and after the transformation point, and there is necessarily a difference between the cooling rate before the transformation point and the cooling rate after the transformation point.
- a container capable of storing a predetermined amount of molten metal, and a semi-solidification method in which the molten metal in the container is cooled and stirred to produce semi-solid metal.
- a metal forming device, a forming machine that forms a metal molded product from semi-solid metal, and a multi-joint that transports the container from the semi-solid metal generating device to the forming machine and throws the semi-solid metal in the container into the forming machine For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No.
- a device including a transfer device including a mold rod and a container restoring device for performing a predetermined restoring process on a container that has been emptied by charging a semi-solid metal into a molding machine. This is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 770765.
- the container restoring device includes air blow means for removing adhered metal in the container while cooling the container by blowing air into the container, and coating means for applying a release agent in the container. I have.
- a brushing means for cleaning the inside of the container with a brush after the processing by the air blowing means is added to the container restoring apparatus. It is known in Japanese Patent Publication No. 9-46.
- the air blow means of these conventional container restoring devices acts to solidify the semi-solid metal remaining on the inner surface of the container into particles and blow it off.However, if the semi-solid metal remains in a relatively large lump, However, it is difficult to solidify this and blow it away. The If the semi-solid metal remains in a large lump and solidifies, it cannot be removed even by the brushing means, and the adhered metal remains in the container more frequently. For this reason, conventionally, after the restoration process by the container restoration device, the presence or absence of adhered metal in the container was visually checked, and if the adhered metal remained, the container was taken out of the line and the adhered metal was removed. I have. As a result, it is necessary to prepare a large number of containers in anticipation of restoration work outside the line, resulting in an increase in initial costs.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 9-75415 discloses a method of filling a molten metal at a lower speed, with the speed of the molten metal at the time of filling the molten metal being 15 to 150 than that of a normal die casting method.
- the container restoring device is provided with a brushing means for cleaning the inside of the container with a brush after the treatment by the air blow means, although the probability in the present invention is low, the adhered metal having a predetermined size or more remains in the container. If so, the brush may be broken. Therefore, when the attached metal having a predetermined size or more remains in the container treated by the air blowing means, a detecting means for detecting the remaining metal is provided, and the detecting means detects the remaining of the attached metal having the predetermined size or more. When not detected, it is desirable to perform processing by brushing means to prevent breakage of the brush.
- the present inventors while investigating the cause of the above-mentioned variation in the stirring time of the molten metal, caused a time difference in the brushing process at 59 (step 9) in FIG. 37, and thus were released into the atmosphere.
- the amount of heat increased with time and the temperature of the container became unstable. That is, the form of the residue adhering to an empty container varies, and Some types can be easily cleaned in one cycle, while others require multiple cleanings.
- the inventors also noticed that the temperature of the molten metal supplied from the molten metal holding furnace changes in S 1 (step 1) in FIG. 37.
- the container which has been emptied by pouring the slurry-like semi-solid metal into the injection molding mechanism, is cooled for a predetermined time in preparation for the next pouring, and the molten metal is poured into the cooled container.
- the predetermined time for cooling the empty container in preparation for the next pouring is based on the temperature of the molten metal holding furnace and the empty container.
- the present invention provides a method for injection molding of semi-solid metal, which is determined based on the temperature.
- FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a production line according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the viscosity measuring device.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the movement trajectory of the stirring head when the semi-solid metal is generated.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a semi-solid metal is charged into a molding machine.
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the cutting means of the container restoring device.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of the cutting means.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing a change in viscosity of semi-solid metal with time.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the correlation between the solid phase ratio and the viscosity of the semi-solid metal.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a method for controlling a solid fraction of a semi-solid metal.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the viscosity measuring device.
- FIG. 16 is a view showing still another embodiment of the viscosity measuring device.
- FIG. 20 is an operation diagram of the stirring means.
- FIG. 21 is an operation diagram of the container.
- FIG. 22 is an operation diagram of an empty pouring container.
- FIG. 23 is a correlation graph of the temperature of the container, the temperature of the molten metal holding furnace, and the air blow time according to the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a manufacturing flowchart up to injection.
- FIG. 26 is a graph showing variations in the stirring time of the molten metal.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic perspective view of a cylinder block forged by a forging die.
- FIG. 34 is a side cross-sectional view showing the molding die in which the injection piston has been moved to the injection position.
- FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a conventional method for obtaining a target solid fraction of a semi-solid metal.
- FIG. 36 is a graph showing a conventional method for obtaining a target solid fraction of a semi-solid metal.
- FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing a conventional injection molding method using a semi-solid metal.
- FIG. 1 shows a production line 10 for a metal molded product.
- the production line 10 includes a molten metal holding furnace 11 for holding a molten metal made of a molten metal such as an aluminum alloy, a molten metal pumping rod 12 for pumping a predetermined amount of molten metal from the molten metal holding furnace 11, A rectangular container 13 for pouring the molten metal pumped out by the dispensing robot 12; and a semi-solid metal material for producing a semi-solid metal by cooling and stirring the molten metal in the container 13.
- the molten metal pumping robot 1 2 has a rotatable robot body 21, a first robot arm 22 that can swing with respect to the robot body 21, and a swing robot that can swing with respect to the first robot arm 22. It is composed of a six-axis articulated robot having a second robot arm 23 and a wrist 24 having a three-axis structure at the tip of the second robot arm 23. Then, a ladle 25 is attached to the tip of the wrist 24 so that the ladle 25 draws out the molten metal in the molten metal holding furnace 11.
- the stirring head 41 includes a chill moving means 410, which will be described in detail later, and a pair of prism-shaped chills 4 which are vertically provided on the chill moving means 410.
- a thin plate-shaped viscometer for viscosity measurement 4 which is placed between 11 1 and 4 1 1 and the chill moving means 4 10 and is tilted and placed between both chills 4 11 1 and 4 11 1 1 and 2 are provided.
- the load cell 4 13 attached to the bracket 4 13 a fixed to the chill transfer means 4 10 is connected to the probe 4 12.
- the molten metal in the container 13 is stirred while being cooled by the cooling metal 411 and 411, and a semisolid metal in a slurry state is generated.
- the tracing stylus 4 12 receives a resistance according to the viscosity of the semi-solid metal 27, and this resistance is applied to the load cell 4 13 (see FIG. 2). ), And the viscosity is measured based on the detection signal of the load cell 4 13. Then, stirring is performed until the measured value of the viscosity becomes a predetermined target value, to generate a semi-solid metal 27 having a predetermined solid fraction.
- Reference numeral 35 shown in FIG. 2 indicates a viscosity measuring device.
- the viscosity measuring device 35 includes chillers 4 1 1 and 4 1 1 as stirring means, a cantilever-shaped measuring element 4 1 2, and a chiller for moving the measuring element 4 1 2 in the horizontal direction. Viscosity conversion of physical quantities from the moving means 4 10, the load cell 4 13 for measuring the force applied to the tracing stylus 4 1 2, the bracket 4 13 a for fixing this load cell 4 13 and the load cell 4 13 And a car viscosity conversion means 4 16 provided with a force conversion means 4 14 and a viscosity conversion means 4 15.
- the viscosity measuring device 35 is used to move the chillers 4 1 1, 4 1 1 By moving in the horizontal direction by 10, the load received by the chillers 4 1 1, 4 1 1 1 and the measuring element 4 1 2 from the semi-solid metal 27 is applied to the load cell 4 13 by, for example, a strain voltage. It is recognized as V 1, and then the viscosity B is calculated by Kerr viscosity conversion means 4 16. In FIG. 3, since the chillers 4 1 1 and 4 1 1 and the probe 4 1 2 are integrated, the probe 4 1 2 is moved according to the rectangular movement of the chills 4 1 1 and 4 1 1. Can move.
- the molding machine 15 includes a mold 51 and an injection sleeve 52 communicating with a cavity in the mold 51. As shown in FIG. 4, a material input port 53 is opened on the upper surface of the injection sleeve 52, and the semi-solid metal 27 injected into the material input port 53 is pushed into the cavity. A metal molding is formed.
- the transport robot 16 is, like the molten metal pumping robot 12, a rotatable robot body 61 and a first robot arm 62 swingable with respect to the robot body 61.
- a six-axis multi-joint type having a second robot arm 63 that can swing freely on the first robot arm 62 and a three-axis wrist 64 at the tip of the second robot arm 63 It is made up of robots.
- a hand 65 for gripping the container 13 is attached to the tip of the wrist 64, and the grip 31 of the container 13 is gripped by the hand 65.
- the container 13 on the mounting table 40 of the semi-solid metal generating device 14 for which the generation of the semi-solid metal has been completed is transported.
- the container 13 is conveyed by the operation of the transfer robot 16 to the material input port 53 of the ejection sleeve 52 of the molding machine 15, and the container 13 is inclined by tilting the container 13.
- the container 13 is vibrated by a vibrator (not shown) arranged in the vicinity of the hand 65 so that semi-solid metal does not remain in the container 13 as much as possible.
- the hand 65 is configured to allow movement of the container 13 in the vibration direction, and the lock mechanism keeps the container 13 from moving in the vibration direction at all times. The lock is released when the semi-solid metal is put into the container, so that the container 13 is vibrated by the vibrator.
- the container 13 emptied by the introduction of the semi-solid metal into the material input port 53 is transferred to the container restoring device 17 and subjected to a predetermined restoration process.
- the container restoring device 17 is provided with means for scraping semi-solid metal adhering in the container 13 and cutting means 71 and blowing air into the container 13 so that the container 1 Adhesion in container 1 3 while cooling 3 Air blow means 72 for removing metal, detection means 73 for detecting when an adhering metal of a predetermined size or more remains in container 13, and brushing means for cleaning the inside of container 13 And a coating means 75 for applying a release agent to the container 13.
- the cutting means 71 includes a scraper 711 attached to the tip of a bracket 711 extending obliquely upward from the support 710 via an arm 712. ing.
- the scraper 7 13 has a horizontally long flat plate-shaped first spatula 7 13 a, and a substantially L-shaped second spatula fixed to the outer surface of the center of the first spatula 7 13 a. It has a spatula part 7 13 b.
- the arm 7 12 is pivotally attached to the bracket 7 1 1 by a support shaft 7 12 a at the base end so as to be vertically swingable. Then, the arm 7 1 1 2 is urged downward by the spring 7 1 2 b, and the arm 7 1 2 is normally held in a predetermined inclined posture by the stopper 7 1 2 c fixed to the bracket 7 1 1. I have.
- the charging wall the inner surface of the side wall of the container 13 that was lower at the time of charging (hereinafter referred to as the charging wall) 1 In 3a, a semi-solid metal may adhere and remain in a relatively large lump. Therefore, the container 13 emptied due to the introduction of the semi-solid metal into the material input port 53 is transported to the portion where the cutting means 71 is disposed while being held by the transport robot 16 (see FIG. 1). Move the scraper puff 13 so that it is inserted into the container 13 with the 3 inclined downward, and the first spatula 7 13 a is near the bottom of the input wall 13 a of the container 13 Position container 13 so that it comes into contact with.
- the container 13 is positioned so that the second spatula 7 13b is in contact with the mouth 13 b of the input wall 13 a of the container 13, and in this state, the container 13 is moved to the second position. Move the spatula 7 13 b in the direction of the normal (in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in Fig. 6). According to this, the semi-solid metal remaining on the mouth 13 b of the input wall 13 a of the container 13 is scraped off.
- the container 13 is moved by the transfer robot 16 (see FIG. 1) to the arrangement portion of the re-air blow means 72.
- the air blow means 72 includes a receiving frame 721, which supports the container 13 with the container 13 facing down, and air into the container 13 supported by the receiving frame 721. And a plurality of air nozzles 7 22 to be ejected.
- the container 13 is placed in a downward position on the receiving frame 721 by the operation of the transfer robot 16 (see Fig. 1), and in this state, air is blown out from the air nozzle 722.
- the container 13 is cooled by blowing air, and the semi-solid metal remaining on the inner surface of the container 13 is solidified and blown off.
- the semi-solid metal remains in a relatively large lump, it is difficult to solidify and blow it off.
- the large lump of the semi-solid metal remaining in the container 13 is removed by the above-mentioned cutting means. Since the metal is removed in advance by 71, the adhering metal in the container 13 is efficiently removed by the air blow means 72.
- the cooling process time by the air blow means 72 (time for blowing air from the air nozzles 72) should be set in accordance with the time required for the container 13 to be cooled to a predetermined temperature. Therefore, after the completion of the restoration process by the container restoration device 17, the temperature of the container 13 is measured by a temperature measuring means (not shown), and the measured temperature is fed back to adjust the cooling processing time by the air blowing means 72. I have.
- the semi-solid metal adheres to the container 13 in a large lump, the container 13 is difficult to cool down, and the cooling time is insufficient due to insufficient cooling.
- the large block of semi-solid metal is removed in advance by the cutting means 71, such a problem does not occur.
- cooling of the container 13 requires a certain amount of time, and in order to prevent a prolonged cycle time due to this cooling time, a pair of air blow means 72 is provided in parallel, and both air blow means 72, 72 are provided.
- the cooling process of the container 13 is performed alternately. After the container 13 used this time is placed on one of the air blow means 72, the treated container 13 placed on the other air blow means 72 is transferred to the transfer robot 16 (see FIG. 1).
- the container 13 is grasped and transported to the position where the detection means 73 is disposed.
- the detection means 73 is constituted by a limit switch 731, which is attached to a stand 76 standing upright on the side of the portion where the air blow means 72 is disposed.
- a contact 732 extending downward is attached to the limit switch 31.
- the contact 1332 is lifted by the transfer robot 16 so that the contact 13 is inserted into the container 13 in an upward posture, and a predetermined distance is set between the inner surface of the container 13 and the contact 732.
- the container 13 is moved in parallel with the inner surface of the container 13 while the container 13 is positioned so that the gap between the container 13 and the container 13 is opened. According to this, if the adhered metal having a size larger than the gap remains on the inner surface of the container 13, the adhered metal comes into contact with the contactor 732 and the limit switch 731 is turned on. Then, when the limit switch 731 is turned on, the container 13 is paid out of the line, and the container 13 is restored outside the line.
- the processing by the air cutting means 72 is performed after the processing by the cutting means 71 as described above, the probability that the adhered metal having a size larger than the above-mentioned gap remains on the inner surface of the container 13 is extremely low. Therefore, the frequency at which the container 13 needs to be restored outside the line becomes extremely low.
- the container 13 When the limit switch 7 3 1 is not turned on, that is, when the adhered metal of a predetermined size or more does not remain in the container 13, the container 13 is brushed by the transfer port pot 16. It is transported to the arrangement part of means 74.
- the brushing means 74 includes a brush 741, which is provided at an upper portion of the column 7400 and extends obliquely upward, and the brush 741 is rotated by a motor (not shown). Then, with the container 13 turned obliquely downward by the transport robot 16, the brush 741 is moved so as to be inserted into the container 13 so that the brush 741 contacts the inner surface of the container 13. After positioning the container 13 at the position, the container 13 is moved relative to the brush 741. According to this, the fine metal pieces and the old coating film remaining in the container 13 are removed, and the surface roughness of the inner surface of the container 13 is favorably recovered.
- the brush 741 may be broken.However, the processing by the brushing means 74 is performed by the detection means 73. Since no residual metal having a predetermined size or more is detected in the container 13, breakage of the brush 741 can be prevented.
- the cutting means 71 and the brushing means 74 are arranged adjacent to each other, and a receiving box 77 for receiving the adhered substance removed from the container 13 by these means 71 and 74 is provided. I have.
- the coating means 75 includes a case 751 attached to the gantry 76, and a release agent application nozzle 752 provided in the case 751. Then, the container 13 is inserted into the case 751 by the transfer robot 16, and the release agent is applied to the inner surface of the container 13 by the application nozzle 752.
- the stirring head restoring device 18 When the production of the semi-solid metal in each semi-solid metal producing device 14 is completed, the stirring head restoring device 18 performs a restoring process on the stirring head 41. As shown in FIG. 8, the stirring head restoring device 18 is a cutting means for scraping semi-solid metal adhered to the measuring element 4 1 2 (see FIG. 2) of the stirring head 41 (see FIG. 2). 8 1, cooling means 4 2 to cool the chillers 4 1 1, 4 1 1 (see Fig. 2) and the stylus 4 1 2, and chillers 4 1 1, 4 1 1 and measurement A coating means 83 for applying a release agent to the probe 4 12, and a heat retaining means 84 for keeping the cooling elements 4 1 1 and 4 1 1 and the measuring element 4 12 warm are provided.
- the cutting means 81 includes a pair of scrapers 811 and 811 which sandwich the tracing stylus 4112.
- the scrapers 8 1 1 and 8 1 1 are attached to a movable body 8 13 which is advanced and retracted by a cylinder 8 12 on a base 8 10 so as to be openable and closable and on the closing side from a spring (not shown). It is supported in an energetic state.
- a guide 8 1 is provided between the scrapers 8 1 1 and 8 1 1 at the tip of the base 8 10 to open both scrapers 8 1 1 and 8 1 1 to the thickness of the measuring element 4 1 2 or more. 4 are erected. After the formation of the semi-solid metal is completed, the stirring head 41 is moved by the stirring rod 42 so that the stylus 4 1 2 is located beyond the base 8 10. Both ends are scrapers 8
- the stirring head 41 is positioned above the end of the water tank 8 21 (see FIG. 8) described later. To do. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, an opening 824 located immediately below the stirring head 41 is formed in the upper lid of the water tank 821.
- both the scrapers 811 and 811 move down relative to the tracing stylus 4 12 and the semi-solid metal adhering to the tracing stylus 4 12 is scraped off.
- the semi-solid metal scraped off from the tracing stylus 4 12 drops into the water tank 8 21 through the opening 8 24 shown in FIG.
- the stirring head 41 is moved by the operation of the stirring port pot 42 to arrange the cooling means 82.
- Transported to The cooling means 82 includes a water tank 821, which contains water at a temperature of about 10 ° C.
- the water tank 8 21 is disposed adjacent to the cutting means 8 1 in order to increase the efficiency of the restoration processing.
- the water tank 821 is provided with a first water inlet 822 and a second water inlet 823.
- the first water inlet section 8 22 is provided with a chamber 8 22 a for receiving the measuring element 4 12 and not allowing water to enter.
- the stirring head 4 1 when the stirring head 4 1 is moved to a position immediately above the first water inlet 8 2 2 and lowered, the stylus 4 1 2 is inserted into the cell 8 2 2 a and the chill 4 1 Only 1 is watered.
- the temperature of the chiller 411 immediately after the formation of semi-solid metal is nearly 600 ° C, and when the chiller 411 enters the water, the water bumps, The adhered metal comes off from the chill 4 1 1.
- the chiller 411 is supplied with water for about 60 seconds and cooled to a predetermined temperature (for example, 100 to 120 ° C.).
- the stirring head 41 When the cooling of the chill 4 1 1 in the first water inlet 8 2 2 is completed, the stirring head 41 is then moved to a position directly above the second water inlet 8 23 as shown in FIG. Move and lower. In the second water inlet section 8 2 3, there is no septum 8 2 2 a, and the measuring element 4 1 2 enters with the chill 4 1 1. Here, the contact point 4 1 2 is In some cases, semi-solid metal may remain in a thin film. Since the measuring element 4 1 2 has a small heat capacity, the momentum of water bumping at the time of entering water is weakened, but the thin-film semi-solid metal is still effectively peeled off from the measuring element 4 1 2.
- the contact cutting means 81 is prepared, and the semi-solid metal is thinned into a thin film form by the cutting means 81 or removed until it disappears.
- the time for entering the second water inlet 8 23 is extremely short, for example, about 1 second.
- the second water inlet section 8 23 may be provided with a chamber into which the water for receiving the cooling water 4 11 does not enter so that only the stylus 4 12 is supplied. Further, it is also possible to allow the tracing stylus 4 12 to enter the second water inlet section 8 23 before the first water inlet section 8 22.
- the coating means 83 is composed of a liquid tank 831 containing a release agent. Then, the stirring head 4 1 is lowered by the stirring robot 4 2 from the position immediately above the liquid tank 8 3 1, and the chill 4 1 1 and the measuring element 4 1 2 are placed in the liquid tank 8 3 1. Immersed in the liquid of the mold release agent, and apply the mold release agent to the cooling metal 4 11 and the measuring element 4 12.
- the stirring head 41 is conveyed to the arrangement part of the heat retaining means 84 by the stirring rod 42.
- the heat retaining means 84 is constituted by a heat retaining case 841, which contains a heater (not shown). Then, the stirring head 4 1 is lowered by the stirring robot 4 2 from a position immediately above the heat retaining case 8 4 1, and the chill 4 1 1 and the measuring element 4 1 2 are inserted into the heat retaining case 8 4 1.
- the two 411 and 4112 are kept at a temperature of about 100 ° C. As a result, the release agent applied to the chill 411 and the measuring element 412 is dried.
- the container 13 is placed on the mounting table 40 of the semi-solid metal generating device 14 by the transport robot 16, and the molten metal is poured into the container 13 by the molten metal outlet port 12.
- the stirring head 41 is lifted from the heat retaining means 84 (see FIG. 8) and moved onto the placing table 40 to start the production of semi-solid metal.
- the container 13 and the stirring head 41 are well restored to the required state by the container restoring device 17 and the stirring head restoring device 18, a semi-solid metal can be satisfactorily generated. The quality of metal molded products is improved.
- the probe repeatedly moves, stops and changes direction because of the device. Therefore, the graph undulates up and down.
- semi-solid metal is a mixture of a liquid phase and a solid phase
- the temperature decreases over time
- the liquid phase solidifies and the proportion of the solid phase increases.
- the viscosity increases with time. From this, even if the horizontal axis is changed to the solid fraction, a curve similar to the curve Q can be obtained.
- the following figure shows the data obtained based on this idea.
- the horizontal axis represents the solid fraction and the vertical axis represents the viscosity, and a curve R rising to the right can be drawn there. If this curve R is prepared for each type of alloy, the target viscosity A can be obtained as follows.
- the target solid fraction of the aluminum alloy melt which is the aluminum alloy die-casting material shown on the horizontal axis
- the strain voltage measured by the load cell is plotted on the abscissa, and the line (3) extending vertically upward from the measured strain voltage and the intersection point on the graph are obtained. From the intersection point, the line (4) perpendicular to the viscosity axis is extended. Determine the point of intersection with the viscosity axis as viscosity B.
- FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of the method for controlling the solid phase ratio of semi-solid metal according to the present invention.
- STXX indicates the step number.
- ST02 Using the correlation diagram prepared in ST01, determine the target viscosity A corresponding to the target solid fraction (see Fig. 12).
- ST 05 If the viscosity B obtained in the process of ST 04 becomes the target viscosity A or more, the process proceeds to ST 06 and the cooling is completed. If the viscosity B is less than the target viscosity A, the target viscosity is A or more. Continue cooling until
- the method of the present invention detects the target viscosity A and controls the solid phase ratio, so that changes in cooling rate and the effects of time can be eliminated.
- the control accuracy of the solid phase ratio of the metal can be improved.
- the viscosity measuring device 36 moves the force received by the chillers 4 1 1 and 4 1 1 1 from the semi-solid metal 27 using the robot arm 4 3
- the load cell 4 13 is transmitted via the link mechanism 44.
- the load cell 4 13 recognizes a force received from the semi-solid metal 27 via the link mechanism 44 as a strain voltage V 1. After that, the distortion voltage V 1 is converted into the viscosity B by the Kerr viscosity conversion means 4 16.
- the viscosity measuring device 36 receives the force received from the chillers 4 1 1 and 4 1 1 moving inside the container 13, and the load cell 4 via the link mechanism 4 4 moved by the robot arm 4 3. It is not necessary to couple the load cell 4 13 to the tracing stylus 4 1 2 (not shown) in order to inform 13, and it is not necessary to specify the position of the tracing stylus 4 12.
- the viscosity measuring device 37 is provided with a chill 4 1 1, 41 1, cantilever stylus 41 2, load cell 41 3 for measuring the force applied to this stylus 41 2, bracket 41 3 b for fixing this load cell 41 3, stylus 41
- This is a structure comprising a car viscosity conversion means 416 provided with a force conversion means 414 for converting the viscosity and a viscosity conversion means 415.
- FIG. 16 differs from FIG. 2 in that the tracing stylus 41 2 is not the same as the chill moving means 410 shown in FIG. (4) It serves to transmit the force received from the semi-solid metal 27 to the load cell 413.
- the load cell 413 recognizes the force applied to the tracing stylus 412 from the semi-solid metal 27 as the strain voltage V 1. After that, the distortion voltage V 1 is converted into the viscosity B by the Kerr viscosity conversion means 416.
- the probe 41 2 is further rotated by the motor 46 in the semi-solid metal 27 having a constant viscosity, which is agitated by the chillers 41 1 and 41 1 moving in the container 13, so The force received from the molten metal can be transmitted to the load cell 413.
- FIG. 17 there are chillers 41 1, 41 1 and a measuring element 41 2 arranged at the center of the semi-solid metal 27 filled in the container 13.
- the chillers 41 1 and 41 1 move in the semi-solid metal 27 in a rectangular shape as shown by the arrow (5), and stir the semi-solid metal 27 filled in the container 13.
- the stylus 412 is moved by a motor in a circular arc as shown by the arrow (6), and the semi-solid metal 27 around the stylus 412 is stirred.
- the chillers 41 1 and 41 1 agitate the semi-solid metal 27 in the container 13 into a rectangular shape, and at the same time, the probe 412 draws an arc of the semi-solid metal 27 in the center of the semi-solid metal 27 and stirs it. I do.
- the stylus 41 2 can transmit the force received from the molten metal in a sufficiently uniform state to the load cell 413 by the agitation by both the chillers 41 1 and 41 1 and the stylus 41 2 itself.
- the chillers 41 1, 41 1 move in a rectangular shape in the semi-solid metal 27 while being fixed without moving relatively.
- the metal may move in the semi-solid metal 27 while rotating itself or rotating.
- the chill moving means 410 including the chills 41 1, 41 1 and the chills 41 1, 41 1 can move the semi-solid metal 27 in a manner other than rectangular (eg, zigzag movement). It is good if there is any part where the speed is steady.
- the container is returned to the center table, and the molten metal is supplied to this container and stirred by the stirring means, and the stirring time until the viscosity becomes constant becomes almost constant.
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