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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Hitoshi Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Toshio Saitoh, Toyota, JP;
Takeo Imanaka, Toyota, JP;
Hoei Shokai Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A molten metal supplying system comprising a container having a main body capable of being hermetically sealed and having a passage through which compressed gas is received, a pipe having an outlet supplying molten metal in the container to the outside, the outlet downwardly extending, a reception dish receiving the molten metal capable of being placed below the pipe outlet, a holding member having a fulcrum to the pipe rotatably holding the reception dish, a wire with a first and second end, the first end connected to the reception dish or holding member, a pair of channel members at the outer bottom of the container main body, and a vehicle having a fork that can be inserted and removed from the channel members, a carriage on which the fork is mounted, a lift mechanism for lifting up and down the carriage, and a wire pull and return mechanism mounted on the carriage pulling and returning the wire with it's second end.