Method and apparatus for slug casting
US4031947A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D13/066
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for casting steel slugs which utilizes a measured charge of molten steel discharged centrally of a rotating table having radial channels to distribute the metal rapidly to circumferentially-spaced, individual, trunnion-mounted receptacles at the end of each channel. The receptacles are designed to have a center of gravity outside the trunnion axis when empty, and inside the trunnion axis when charged. After a predetermined cooling period, a mechanical latch release allows the rotating, loaded receptacles to dump radially to a suitable conveyor and the cycle may be repeated.
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