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US 11,660,660 B2Granted
Foundry sand supply device, foundry sand inspection system, and foundry sand collection method
AssigneeSintokogio, Ltd.
InventorsYuichi Ogura, Yasuaki Asaoka, Hisashi Harada
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Abstract
Provided is a foundry sand supply device capable of collecting foundry sand at an arbitrary timing. The foundry sand supply device includes a bucket collecting the foundry sand, a bucket drive unit rotatably supporting the bucket and driving the bucket, and a moving unit moving the bucket drive unit close to and away from the foundry sand, and moving the bucket drive unit between a collecting position to collect the foundry sand and a supply position to supply the foundry sand.
Claims16
A foundry sand supply device comprising:
- a bucket configured to collect foundry sand;
- a bucket drive unit comprising a rotary shaft to which the bucket is rotatably attached such that the bucket drive unit rotatably supports the bucket and is configured to drive the bucket;
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- a moving unit configured to move the bucket drive unit close to and away from the foundry sand, and configured to linearly move the bucket drive unit between a collecting position to collect the foundry sand and a supply position to supply the foundry sand.
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