Patent ID: 6390174
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B22C,B22D

Abstract:
Method of extracting castings from casting cavities in moulds being advanced in a string of moulds, in which the casting cavities are defined by surfaces in each mould and oppositely facing surfaces in preceding and succeeding moulds, respectively, characterized by the following steps a-d inclusive:a) the downstream-most mould is gripped by a robot gripper engaging at least its lateral faces extending in the direction of advancement of said string of moulds, b) said downstream-most mould is moved using said robot to an extraction station comprising at least one engagement member, c) said engagement member or members is/are brought into engagement with said casting, all by suitable relative movement of said downstream-most mould and said engagement member or members, and d) said engagement member or members and said downstream-most mould are moved relative to each other in a manner to disengage said casting from said mould.