Centrifugal casting machine, equipped with means for stripping and automatic release of the resulting castings

Centrifugal casting machine for producing castings in light alloy, and in particular vehicle wheels, comprising a mold made up of several parts integral with a support pivoting about a vertical axis, means for closing and opening the mold and means for stripping the casting, wherein the said mold is composed of a base plate integral with the said support, of lateral parts and of an upper part provided, in the vertical axis of the support, with a mold supplying orifice, the said opening and closing means are constituted by a plate, which is movable vertically along the pivoting support, and comprising pins for lifting the said upper part, being supported under a lower face of the latter, and a connecting rod assembly connecting the said lateral parts to the said plate so as to drive the latter radially when the plate moves axially, whereas the said stripping means are constituted by a bracket formed by a vertical post and by a horizontal arm rotatably and vertically movable with respect to the post, said arm being equipped with means for gripping the upper part of the mold and for stripping the casting.