Linear mold handling system

A linear mold handling system for use in a sand mold casting machine having a mechanism for producing a plurality of sand molds, a mechanism for pouring molten material into the sand molds to form castings, and a mechanism for removing the sand from cooled castings, the mold handling system comprising:

• a two-tiered conveyor of a width sufficient to accommodate first and second rows of sand molds and having an upper track and a lower track;
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• a plurality of pouring and cooling pallets on the conveyor, each pouring and cooling pallet sized to receive first and second molds, the pallets and sand molds being conveyed on the upper track first row from the mechanism for producing sand molds to the pouring mechanism, the conveyor having a first elevator to move the pallets and sand molds from the upper track to the lower track, and a second elevator for moving the sand molds and pallets from the lower track to the upper track.

A linear mold handling system for use in a sand mold casting machine having a mechanism for producing a plurality of sand molds, a mechanism for pouring molten material into the sand molds to form castings, and a mechanism for removing the sand from cooled castings, the mold handling system comprising:

• a two-tiered conveyor of a width sufficient to accommodate first, second, and third rows of sand molds and having an upper track and a lower track;
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• a plurality of pouring and cooling pallets on the conveyor, each pallet sized to receive first, second, and third sand molds, the sand molds and pallets being conveyed on the upper track first row from the mechanism for producing sand molds to the pouring mechanism, the conveyor having a first elevator to move the sand molds and pallets from the upper track to the lower track, and a second elevator for moving the sand molds and pallets from the lower track to the upper track.