Patent ID: 6145577
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A linear mold handling system for use in a sand mold casting machine having a mechanism for producing a plurality of sand molds, a mechanism for pouring molten material into the sand molds to form castings, and a mechanism for removing the sand from cooled castings, the mold handling system comprising:a two-tiered linear conveyor of a width sufficient to accommodate a single row of sand molds and having an upper track and a lower track; anda plurality of pouring pallets on the conveyor, each pouring pallet sized to receive a single mold, the pouring pallets and sand molds being conveyed on the upper track from the mechanism for producing sand molds to the pouring mechanism, the conveyor having a first elevator to move the pallets and molds from the upper track to the lower track, and a second elevator for moving the pallets and molds from the lower track to the upper track.