Molten metal pouring control system and method
US6617601B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/2928
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for controlling a molten metal pouring operation is disclosed which works in the presence of unusual pouring conditions such as typically encountered in aluminum casting and utilizes a laser type sensor, for example a triangulation based light section device, to monitor differences between a reference surface and the molten metal in a mold.
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