Patent ID: 11858036
Assignee: MOLTEN METAL EQUIPMENT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A system for transferring molten metal to a mold, the system comprising:
(a) a vessel configured to hold molten metal, wherein the vessel comprises a vessel wall having a height H2 that has an opening formed therein, wherein the opening has a height H3 that is less than height H2;
(b) a conduit having (i) a first end connected to the opening, extending horizontally from the opening and in fluid communication with the vessel, and (ii) a second end connected to a mold having a bottom with a height H4 and a top with a height H5, wherein H3 is less than height H4 and height H5, and height H4 is less than height H5, wherein there is no structure other than the conduit between the first end of the conduit and the second end of the conduit; and
(c) a molten metal pump in the vessel, wherein the molten metal pump comprises an outlet that is in fluid communication with the opening in the vessel wall and that is configured to pump molten metal through the opening, through the opening with a height H3, through the conduit, and into the mold.