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Method and apparatus for casting articles

  • US 4,673,021 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1986
  • Issued: 06/16/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mold for use in casting a plurality of articles, said mold comprising a plurality of article molds disposed in an array having an open central portion, each of said article molds having an article mold cavity with a configuration corresponding to the configuration of one of the articles, molten metal distribution means for conducting molten metal to each of said article mold cavities, said molten metal distribution means including a primary distribution system separate from said article molds and having a pluality of passages for conducting molten metal, a plurality of separable joint means connected in fluid communication with said article mold cavities and with said passages in said primary distribution system for conducting a flow of molten metal from said primary distribution system at a plurality of locations and for enabling relative movement to occur between said array of article molds and said primary distribution system after said article mold cavities have been filled with molten metal, baffle plate means disposed in the central portion of the array of article molds for retarding heat transmission from said article molds, and support means disposed in the central portion of the array of article molds and extending between said baffle plate means and said primary distribution system for supporting said baffle plate means from said primary distribution system and for holding said baffle plate means against movement relative to said primary distribution system during relative movement between the array of article molds and said primary distribution system.

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