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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Method of changing a match plate in a flaskless molding apparatus for an upper mold and a lower mold
Minoru Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Takayuki Komiyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Minoru Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Takayuki Komiyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Sintokogio, Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides a method for changing a match plate in a molding apparatus for a flaskless upper mold and a lower mold, which method allows easy change of the match plate. This invention is comprised of a first step for moving a existing match plate placed in the apparatus to between a cope flask and a drag flask of one set of flasks in the perpendicular position, and for holding a new match plate between a cope flask and a drag flask of another set of flasks in the horizontal position, a second step for rotating the cope flask and the drag flask holding said existing match plate from the perpendicular position to the horizontal position, and for rotating the other cope flask and the drag flask holding the new match plate from the horizontal position to the perpendicular position, and a third step for moving the new match plate from the perpendicular position to the apparatus, and for moving the existing match plate from the horizontal position to the outside of the apparatus.