Pouring apparatus for molten metal and casting method
AssigneeSenju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorMinoru Ueshima
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Abstract
A pouring apparatus for molten metal includes a stirrer installed in a reservoir. The stirrer is rotated by a rotational drive mechanism installed on the reservoir. Molten solder is placed into the reservoir, high melting point metal particles are charged into the molten solder, stirring is performed with the stirrer to uniformly disperse the metal particles in the molten solder, and then the molten solder and dispersed metal particles are cast into a mold. Casting can be performed quickly after charging the metal particles into the molten solder, so the metal particles do not significantly melt into the molten solder.
Claims7
A hand-held molten metal pouring apparatus for use in hand casting of a molten metal mixture into a mold, the apparatus comprising a portable reservoir capable of holding a molten metal, the reservoir including a pouring spout formed on a side wall of the reservoir and a lid which can be selectively opened and closed to permit a molten metal and metal particles to be charged into the reservoir to form a molten metal mixture, an elongated handle extending transversely from the side wall of the reservoir in a location spaced from the pouring spout whereby a worker can pour the molten metal mixture from the reservoir into a mold through the pouring spout while grasping the handle, a stirrer disposed in the reservoir, and a rotational drive mechanism supported by the reservoir and drivingly connected to the stirrer.
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