To provide a casting apparatus capable of performing efficient continuous casting by preventing reaction of a molten metal in a crucible stored in a chamber with oxygen.
The casting apparatus comprises: a lower chamber 11 for storing crucibles 13, 14; an upper chamber 12 which is communicated with an upper part of the lower chamber 11 and has an opening part 27 for taking in/taking out a casting mold 23 and a door 28 for opening/closing the opening part 27; lower replacement means 21, 22 for replacing the atmosphere in the lower chamber 11 with the predetermined gas atmosphere; upper replacement means 21, 22 for replacing the atmosphere in the upper chamber 12 with the predetermined gas atmosphere; an elevating/lowering device 30 for elevating/lowering the casting mold 23 between the position in the upper chamber 12 and the position in the lower chamber 11; a gate valve 29 which is interposed between the lower chamber 11 and the upper chamber 12 to partition the lower chamber 11 from the upper chamber 12; a suction casting chamber 24 for storing the casting mold 23; and a suction device 32 for sucking the molten metal in the crucibles 13, 14 into the casting mold 23 stored in the suction casting chamber 24.
OZAKI TOMOMICHI
KAMATSUCHI SHIGEHARU
HOSHIKAWA HIROTOSHI
UNIV NAGAOKA TECHNOLOGY
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