Patent ID: 7481966
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A molten metal supplying system, comprising: (1) a container having:  a portable container main body capable of being hermetically sealed and storing molten metal, that has a passage through which a compressed gas is introduced from an outside;  a pipe that has an outlet and supplies the molten metal stored in the container main body to the outside: the outlet downwardly extending;  a reception dish that receives the molten metal and that is capable of being placed below the outlet of the pipe;  a holding member that has a fulcrum to the pipe and rotatably holds the reception dish;  a wire that has a first end and a second end, the first end of which being connected to at least one of the reception dish and the holding member; and  a pair of channel members disposed at the outer bottom of the container main body in a first direction, and (2) a vehicle having:  a fork that is inserted into the pair of channel members and removed therefrom;  a carriage on which the fork is mounted;  a lift mechanism that lifts up and down the carriage; and  a wire pull and return mechanism that is mounted on the carriage and pulls and returns the wire with the second end thereof.