Patent ID: 8302659

Claim:
A method for casting a cast part from a metal melt comprising the following steps: a) providing a casting mould, mounted in a pivoted mounting, comprising a mould cavity shaping the cast part, a feed system for feeding the mould cavity with metal melt and a pour channel, via which the feed system can be filled with metal melt, wherein the feed system is arranged in relation to the mould cavity of the casting mould so that when the casting mould is rotated into a fill position the filling of the mould cavity with the metal melt takes place via the feed system against the acting direction of gravity, and wherein a filling opening, provided for filling the metal melt, of the pour channel is arranged on a lateral side of the casting mould remotely from a mouth of the pour channel into the feed system so that the filling opening of the pour channel is arranged in the respective fill position of the casting mould above the mouth of the pour channel into the feed system; b) aligning the casting mould in a fill position in which metal melt filled in the pour channel as a consequence of the effect of gravity flows through the pour channel, wherein the main flow direction of the metal melt makes an angle relative to the acting direction of gravity; c) filling the casting mould aligned in the fill position with the metal melt, until the casting mould, including the pour channel, is completely filled with metal melt; d) sealing the casting mould with a stopper placed in the filling opening of the pour channel; e) rotating the sealed casting mould into a solidification position, in which as a result of the effect of gravity the melt present in the feed system is pushed against the melt present in the mould cavity; f) holding the casting mould in the solidification position until the metal melt present in the casting mould has reached a certain solidification state; g) de-moulding of the cast part.