Molten metal pouring device and molten metal pouring method

8:

• The pouring apparatus according to claim 7, comprising:
• a horizontal movement mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a first direction that is a horizontal direction for approaching and separating from the mold;
• a lifting mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a second direction that is a vertical direction;
• and
• a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the ladle around a rotation axis that is parallel to a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and that passes through a center of gravity of the ladle,
• wherein the horizontal movement mechanism, the lifting mechanism, and the rotation mechanism drive the ladle to tilt the ladle such that the curvature center serves as the tilt center.

10:

• A pouring method for using a pouring apparatus for pouring by tilting a ladle such that a molten metal pouring position in which the molten metal is poured from a nozzle of the ladle is maintained at a predetermined position,
• the pouring apparatus comprising:
• the ladle configured to include a body and the nozzle, and
• a controller configured to control a tilt angle of the ladle,
• wherein the body includes a side face portion, an inner surface of the side face portion is formed in a cylindrical shape or in a conical shape,
• the nozzle includes a nozzle tip provided at one end thereof and is integrated with the body on a side of the body, in order to guide the molten metal in the body to the nozzle tip and to pour out the molten metal through the nozzle tip, and
• the molten metal pouring method allows the controller to control the tilt angle of the ladle on the basis of a surface area of the molten metal when the ladle is tilted so that the molten metal is poured out from the ladle.

12:

• A pouring apparatus for pouring by tilting a ladle such that a molten metal pouring position in which the molten metal is poured from a nozzle of the ladle is maintained at a predetermined position, comprising:
• the ladle configured to include a body and the nozzle, and
• a controller controlling a tilt angle of the ladle,
• wherein the controller controls the tilt angle of the ladle on the basis of a surface area of the molten metal when the ladle is tilted.

13:

• The pouring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
• a surface area information storage unit storing a surface area of the molten metal that is previously calculated in accordance with the tilt angle of the ladle;
• a molten metal pouring pattern storage unit storing information on a molten metal pouring pattern corresponding to each mold to be conveyed;
• and
• a state storage unit storing various states,
• wherein the controller not only reads out a present tilt angle of the ladle stored in the state storage unit and a surface area inverse ratio corresponding to the present tilt angle from the surface area information storage unit, but also calculates present virtual tilt angular speed from the molten metal pouring pattern stored in the molten metal pouring pattern storage unit to calculate tilt angular speed required for the ladle on the basis of the matters above.

15:

• The pouring apparatus according to claim 13, comprising:
• a horizontal movement mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a first direction that is a horizontal direction for approaching and separating from a mold;
• a lifting mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a second direction that is a vertical direction;
• a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the ladle around a rotation axis that is parallel to a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and that passes through a center of gravity of the ladle;
• and
• a distribution calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of operation of the horizontal movement mechanism, the lifting mechanism, and the rotation mechanism to acquire required tilt angular speed calculated by the controller.

17:

• The pouring apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:
• a surface area information storage unit storing a surface area of the molten metal that is previously calculated in accordance with the tilt angle of the ladle;
• a molten metal pouring pattern storage unit storing information on a molten metal pouring pattern corresponding to each mold to be conveyed;
• and
• a state storage unit storing various states,
• wherein the controller not only reads out a present tilt angle of the ladle stored in the state storage unit and a surface area inverse ratio corresponding to the present tilt angle from the surface area information storage unit, but also calculates present virtual tilt angular speed from the molten metal pouring pattern stored in the molten metal pouring pattern storage unit to calculate tilt angular speed required for the ladle on the basis of the matters above.

19:

• The pouring apparatus according to claim 17, comprising:
• a horizontal movement mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a first direction that is a horizontal direction for approaching and separating from a mold;
• a lifting mechanism configured to drive the ladle in a second direction that is a vertical direction;
• a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the ladle around a rotation axis that is parallel to a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and that passes through a center of gravity of the ladle;
• and
• a distribution calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of operation of the horizontal movement mechanism, the lifting mechanism, and the rotation mechanism to acquire required tilt angular speed calculated by the controller.