Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTER-GRAVITY MOLD FILLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/226922
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A counter-gravity casting method and apparatus in which the mold is held stationary and the crucible is moved generally laterally from a melt chamber to a fill chamber positioned below the mold with respect to gravity. A casting chamber is located generally above the fill chamber with respect to gravity. The method and apparatus utilize separate chambers for melting and casting in which the pressure in each chamber can be varied relative to each other in order to introduce molten metal into the mold.
Inventors:
SHENDYE SANJAY (US)
MICHALIK JOSEPH C (US)
MICHALIK JOSEPH C (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/036402
Publication Date:
January 09, 2020
Filing Date:
June 07, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
METAL CASTING TECH INCORPORATED (US)
International Classes:
B22D18/06; B22D27/04
Foreign References:
| US6684934B1 | 2004-02-03 | |||
| US20010050942A1 | 2001-12-13 | |||
| US5042561A | 1991-08-27 | |||
| US5931214A | 1999-08-03 | |||
| US20010019187A1 | 2001-09-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3570994A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHEEHAN, Kenneth J. et al. (US)
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