Apparatus for inserting a part into a foundry core to be completed to a core assembly
First Claim
1. An apparatus for producing foundry core assemblies comprisinga plurality of core shooting stations,at least one conveyor plate which is adapted to be transferred serially between the shooting stations and receive a foundry core at each shooting station to form a foundry core assembly, andmeans for assembling a part onto said foundry core which is positioned on said one conveyor plate at a location between two of said shooting stations, said assembling means comprisinga) a magazine for storing a plurality of said parts;
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Abstract
An apparatus for inserting a part (6) into a foundry core (1) that is to be completed to a core assembly between two core shooting stations (2) is designed and constructed for a fully automatic handling of the part (6) such as to include a magazine (7) for making available the part (6), a manipulator (8) for receiving the part from magazine (7) and delivering the part (6) to the foundry core (1), and a transfer device (9) for moving the manipulator (8) between the magazine (7) and the foundry core (1).
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1. An apparatus for producing foundry core assemblies comprising
a plurality of core shooting stations, at least one conveyor plate which is adapted to be transferred serially between the shooting stations and receive a foundry core at each shooting station to form a foundry core assembly, and means for assembling a part onto said foundry core which is positioned on said one conveyor plate at a location between two of said shooting stations, said assembling means comprising a) a magazine for storing a plurality of said parts; - and
b) a manipulator for receiving a part from said magazine and delivering the part to the foundry core which is positioned on said one conveyor plate at said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for producing foundry core assemblies comprising
a plurality of core shooting stations, with each station being configured for producing at least two side by side foundry cores on a conveyor plate which is adapted to be transferred serially between the shooting stations, and means for assembling a part onto each of the two side by side foundry cores which are positioned on the conveyor plate at a location between two of the shooting stations, said assembling means comprising a) at least two magazines, each for storing a plurality of said parts, and b) a manipulator for receiving a part from each of said magazines and delivering the parts to respective ones of the foundry cores which are positioned on said conveyor plate at said location.
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