Patent ID: 6868894
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: B22C

Abstract:
1. A moulding machine for producing flaskless moulds comprising: a drag flask and a cope flask arranged to be movable relatively towards one another, a core setter for placing cores in upwardly facing cavities of a mould located in the drag flask, the core setter comprising a core mask with pockets selectively operable to hold and release cores, said core mask being supported by a holder that is pivotably journalled around a horizontal axis to swing between a core-releasing position and a core-loading position, the core mask facing downwardly towards the mould when it is in the core-releasing position and facing laterally away from said mould when it is in the core-loading position, the drag flask being arranged to be movable in a substantially horizontal direction to and from a core setting position directly under the core mask in its core-releasing position, and the drag flask being arranged to be movable upwards to- and downwards from the core mask when it is in the core setting position.