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OwnerRobert L. Macheske, Kenneth D. McKibben +2inventors
InventorsRobert L. Macheske, Kenneth D. McKibben, Daniel D. Minor, Rick A. Van Horn
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A modular casting system includes a plurality of casting modules and, is provided with on-board systems such as a lubrication system, cooling system, etc., which operate independently from similar systems on other modules of the system. Each of the casting modules is connected by quick disconnect connections to a centrally disposed source of fluid pressure and electrical power and a control unit for controlling each of the modules independently. Each of the modules is readily removable from the system and replaced with a new module of a different type or with a different mold. Each of the modules is preferably provided with a filter removal unit which is operative to raise the filter during the cooling operation and facilitates removal of the filter upon completion of the pouring operation. The upper platen of a casting module is provided with a swinging cope which is movable between a horizontal position and a vertical position to facilitate cleaning of the cope. The lower platen is preferably provided with a pneumatic hydraulic cylinder arrangement including a mechanism for raising the casting from the drag.
In a casting apparatus, a removal unit for use in a casting module having an upstanding frame and an upper platen disposed within the frame and an opening in the upper platen for receiving a molten substance and a filter having opposing sides and disposed above the upper platen for filtering the molten substance, the filter removal unit comprising:
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