Apparatus for casting toilet tanks
AssigneeAmerican Standard Inc.
InventorBernard C. Moore
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Abstract
An apparatus for casting toilet tanks from ceramic material in slip form is disclosed. A plurality of mold parts which include two side mold parts which when assembled define a casting cavity and a core part which is positioned in the mold cavity and is spaced from the mold surfaces of the two side parts to define the front back and side walls of the toilet tank. One of the side mold parts includes an integral base for forming the bottom wall of the tank. Each side mold part arranged in a general horizontal line and are shiftable longitudinally to open and close the mold unit.
Claims9
Apparatus for casting toilet tanks for water closet bowls, comprising a plurality of mold units arranged in a generally horizontal line on a support structure, each mold unit comprising two side mold parts which are arranged and constructed to be assembled to define a casting cavity for casting a toilet tank, one side mold part being substantially channel-shaped in plan having a substantially vertical cavity surface for forming the back wall of the tank and the other side mold part being substantially channel-shaped in plan and having substantially vertical cavity surfaces for forming the side walls and front wall of the tank, one of the side mold parts having an integral base for forming the bottom wall of the tank, the side mold parts being adapted to be opened and closed by relative movement in a direction longitudinally of the line of mold units, each side mold part being connected in back-to-back relation to the adjacent side mold part of the next adjacent mold unit in the line.
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