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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Applicant:
Herbert W. Doty, Amherst, NH (US);
Inventor:
Herbert W. Doty, Amherst, NH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D035/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mold fill system for metal casting a mold, and associated method. The mold fill system comprises a horizontal primary runner defining a horizontal axis of rotation, a rotation mechanism for rotating the mold about the horizontal axis at an angular velocity, and a gating subsystem configured to receive metal flow from the primary runner and fill the mold uphill during rotation of the mold about the horizontal axis of rotation.