Patent ID: 11873845
Assignee: MOLTEN METAL EQUIPMENT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A device for transferring molten metal, the device comprising:
(a) a pump configured for pumping molten metal, wherein the pump comprises (i) a pump base including a pump chamber, a pump outlet, and a discharge extending from the pump chamber to the outlet, (ii) a rotor in the pump chamber, and (iii) a front side that includes an indentation, wherein the pump outlet is positioned in the indentation; and
(b) a metal-transfer conduit having a top portion and a bottom portion, a transfer inlet, a transfer outlet, and a passage extending from the transfer inlet to the transfer outlet, wherein the bottom portion of the metal-transfer conduit is positioned in the indentation and the transfer inlet is juxtaposed and in fluid communication with the pump outlet,
wherein the metal-transfer conduit has a front surface having a first width, and a rear surface on which the transfer inlet is positioned, wherein the rear surface has a second width, and the second width is less than the first width; and the metal-transfer conduit further includes two side surfaces that connect the front surface to the rear surface, wherein each of the two side surfaces is angled.