Dipping and pouring apparatus for molten metal
AssigneeMeichuseiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsukane Nakashima, Yasunori Nakatsuka, Toei Sano
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Abstract
A dipping and pouring apparatus includes a molten metal holder which received a molten metal, a duct which is provided at the bottom of the molten metal holder and which opens into the air, and a valve member provided in the duct. The valve member is provided with a main axial passage opening into the air and at least one branch passage connected to the main passage. The valve member selectively connects the interior of the molten metal holder to the axial main passage.
Claims8
A dipping and pouring apparatus comprising a molten metal holder having an interior region for receiving a body of molten metal, a duct provided at and extending from, the bottom of the molten metal holder, said duct being formed as an open ended, hollow cylindrical member whose bottom end opens into the air and whose top end opens to the interior region of said molten metal holder, and a valve member including a cylindrically formed valve body portion received in the duct and an elongated stem portion attached to said valve body and extending into the interior region of said molten metal holder, said valve body being movable in the axial direction between an open position and a closed position and being provided with a main axial passage of a diameter less than the diameter of said duct opening into the air and its other end communicating with the interior region of said molten metal holder and at least one branch passage having one end connected to the main axial passage, whereby said valve member is movable for selectively connecting the interior region of the molten metal holder to the main axial passage.
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