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Apparatus for melting down chips

  • US 5,135,202 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1991
  • Issued: 08/04/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for melting down chips for use with a melting furnace having a bath of molten metal, said apparatus comprising:

  • a charging vessel adapted for immersion in the bath of molten metal of the melting furnace, said charging vessel having an opening kept above a surface of the bath, an inlet port through which the molten metal flows from the bath into said charging vessel, and an outlet port located below the surface of the bath;

    a pump for conveying the molten metal, said pump having a suction side and a discharge side; and

    a discharge pipe attached to the discharge side of said pump, said discharge pipe comprising a sidewall and having an intake port passing through said sidewall and connected with said outlet port of said charging vessel for returning the molten metal to the bath through said pipe.

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