Method of operating a die casting reciprocator
AssigneePace Industries Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Thomason, David E. Bumpus, Danny S. Alford, Olen L. Marshall
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Abstract
A method for operating an automated reciprocator for applying lubricant in a die casting system. As a reciprocator is moved between two die halves and a fluid is applied to the dies with the reciprocator, a safety bar is moved ahead of the reciprocator. Any objects in the path of the reciprocator are detected by contact with the safety bar. If the safety bar contacts an object as the reciprocator is moving down, a sensor signals a control system and the reciprocator is stopped.
Claims19
A method for operating an automated reciprocator in a die casting system, comprising:
- moving an automated reciprocator between two die halves,
- moving a safety bar ahead of the reciprocator, and
- detecting contact of the safety bar with another object in the path of the reciprocator;
- wherein the safety bar is moved through a space at least as large as the space through which the automated reciprocator is moved.
A die casting system, comprising:
- an automated reciprocator adapted for moving between two die halves and applying a fluid to the dies,
- a safety bar carried on the reciprocator, the bar positioned to move ahead of the reciprocator, and
- a sensor for providing a signal when the safety bar contacts another object;
- wherein the safety bar is operable to move through a space at least as large as that which the automated reciprocator moves through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.