Patent ID: 6113670
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: C22B,F27B

Abstract:
A melting furnace for melting and holding a plurality of molten metals of different composition, comprising a melting chamber, a plurality of elongated molten metal holding chambers disposed side-by-side and communicated to said melting chamber by a respective molten metal pass-through passage extending through a common wall connecting said chamber and said holding chambers for communicating said melting chamber to a respective holding chamber for holding a respective molten metal therein, said wall forming respective ends of said holding chambers, said holding chambers being separated from one another by partition means to thereby eliminate contact between the molten metals therein, and means for selectively communicating said melting chamber in melt flow relation to a respective pass-through passage and associated holding chamber so as to introduce said respective molten metal into the associated holding chamber.