Low-pressure diecasting machine

• US 4,076,070 A
• Filed: 10/01/1975
• Issued: 02/28/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault (Renault), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault (Renault), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Lefebvre, Jean, Pichouron, Jean-Claude
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Francis S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, John S.
• Application Number:
  US05/618,485
• Time in Patent Office: 881 Days
• Field of Search: 164/284, 164/285, 164/113, 164/119, 164/120, 164/363, 164/369, 164/291, 164/292, 164/298, 164/304, 164/306, 164/307, 164/308, 164/309, 164/362, 164/364, 164/303, 249/105, 249/107, 249/109, 249/110
• US Class Current: 164/303
• CPC Class Codes: B22D 18/04 Low pressure casting, i.e. making use of pressures up to a few bars to fill the mould

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic low-pressure diecasting machine, notably for mass-production equipments. The casting takes place through a heat-insulated distribution chamber thermally insulated from the lower portion of the mould structure and delivering the molten metal directly to the mould impression or impressions through a series of substantially vertical feed metal inlet passages formed through the mould bottom. The distribution chamber, of relatively simple design, extends substantially over the entire area of the lower mould impression which requires the presence of such feed metal inlet passages. This machine is intended more particularly for light-alloy castings.

Claims

1. An improved automatic low-pressure diecasting machine of the type having separable upper and lower mould portions wherein molten metal is forced by gaseous pressure into the casting cavity, the improvement comprising:

a plurality of feed inlets arranged substantially vertically through the bottom of said lower mould portion and opening into the casting cavity, and

a separable heat-insulated distribution chamber formed of an upper and lower portion and being thermally insulated from said lower mould portion said distribution chamber having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports arranged to communicate with said feed inlets in said lower mould portion, said distribution chamber portions also having bosses extending therethrough to permit the mutual bearing engagement of said chamber portions, said bosses having bores axially aligned and extending therethrough, said bores communicating with an axially aligned bore in said lower mould portion and and ejector rod extending through said bores in said bosses and through said bore in said lower mould portion into said casting cavity for removing the casting from the cavity.

2. Automatic low-pressure diecasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the heat-insulated distribution chamber is fastened to the lower mould portion (of the mould) to permit the joint upward movement thereof.

3. Automatic low-pressure diecasting machine according to claim 2, wherein the upper portion of said distribution chamber is thermally insulated from the lower portion of said mould.