Method and apparatus for molding ceramic ware
OwnerCarl R. Benavidezinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for molding ceramic ware includes a support table having a horizontal axis of rotation with a plurality of molds attached to opposed surfaces of the table for orientation in the vertical upright and vertical inverted positions. A fluid molding material is poured into the mold when in the open upright position and is permitted to set up to the extent of forming a shell and then inverted to pour the remaining molding material from the mold, while molds on the opposed surface are disposed in the upright position for receiving mold material.
Claims5
An apparatus for pivotally supporting and inverting multiple molds for high production casting of ceramic articles, comprising:
- a base member having a pair of spaced apart support members extending upward therefrom,
- a support platform having oppositely directed support faces pivotally mounted on said support members for pivoting at least 180.degree. about a horizontal axis for presenting said support faces in a selected one of a vertically upright or inverted position,
- a first plurality of open top molds detachably secured to one face of said support platform and opening in one direction for pivoting therewith between an upright position for filling with liquid casting material and an inverted position for pouring said liquid casting material therefrom, and,
- a second plurality of open top molds detachably mounted on the other face of said platform and opening in the opposite direction so that said molds on said one side are inverted for pouring liquid casting material therefrom when molds on the other side are upright for filling with liquid casting material.
The apparatus of calim 1, wherein said base member includes a pair of spaced apart upwardly extending members, each having journal means at the uppermost part thereof,
- said support platform comprises a flat generally rectangular platform having a pair of cylindrical support pins rotatably journaled in said journal means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.