Patent ID: 9643247
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B22D,C22B,F27D

Claim:
1. A system for transferring molten metal out of a vessel, the system comprising: (a) a vessel, the vessel having an inlet, a cavity and including a transfer chamber having an opening at the bottom of the transfer chamber, the opening in communication with the cavity; (b) the transfer chamber including an uptake section above the opening; (c) an outlet in communication with the uptake section and that is positioned above the opening and leads out of the vessel; and (d) a molten metal pump having a motor, a drive shaft having a first end connected to the motor, the drive shaft extending into the uptake section that is above a rotor, the drive shaft having a second end connected to the rotor, wherein the rotor is in or beneath the uptake section and configured to move molten metal upward into the uptake section, where it exits the outlet and exits the vessel.