Equipment and method of semi-continuous casting optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasound wave for thin-walled alloy casting with equal outer diameter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11179771-B2
Application number	US-202017026265-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2020
Priority date	Sep 20, 2019
Publication date	Nov 23, 2021
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021

Abstract

A semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter, optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic fields and ultrasonic wave, includes: a melting and insulation device, a heat insulation panel, a traveling magnetic field generator and a water-cooled crystallizer sequentially positioned on a working platform; an outer mold positioned on the water-cooled crystallizer and sleeved the traveling magnetic field generator; a mold core inside the outer mold defining a casting cavity; a bottom plate below the mold core capable of sliding against and along an inner side of the outer mold; two position control units supported by the working platform; an ultrasonic limit baffle moveably engaged with the position control units; an ultrasonic wave generator affixed on the ultrasonic limit baffle and extended to the casting cavity; a motion system controlling up and down movement of the bottom plate and the position control units through a gear transmission mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter that is optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasonic wave, comprising:
a melting and insulation device, a traveling magnetic field generator, an ultrasonic wave generator, a motion system, an ultrasonic limit baffle, two position control units, a mold core, an outer mold, a bottom plate, a working platform, a heat insulation panel, a water-cooled crystallizer, and a motor,
wherein said melting and insulation device, said heat insulation panel, said traveling magnetic field generator and said water-cooled crystallizer are sequentially stacked from top to bottom on said working platform,
said outer mold is sleeved at an inner portion of said traveling magnetic field generator and is positioned on said water-cooled crystallizer, and
said mold core is provided inside said outer mold and is positioned on said bottom plate to define a casting cavity between said mold core and said outer mold,
wherein each said position control unit has a T-shaped structure formed by a horizontal member and a vertical member below said horizontal member, said two position control units are arranged on top of said working platform at two opposite sides of said working platform respectively, said ultrasonic limit baffle is overlappingly connected on said horizontal member of said position control unit, and said ultrasonic wave generator is fixedly mounted on said ultrasonic limit baffle and extends downward into said casting cavity,
said motion system comprises two screw nuts, two screw guiding rails, two push rods and two support rods at said two opposite sides of said working platform and a moving push plate, wherein said two screw guiding rails are connected to a lower surface of said working platform and extended vertically and downwardly, said two screw nuts are sleeved on said two screw guiding rails respectively to form two screw pairs, said moving push plate is fixedly connected to said two screw nuts to moveably connected to said two screw guiding rails, said two screw guiding rails are driven by synchronous rotational movement of said motor so that said moving push plate is driven to have an up and down movement through said two guiding rails, said two support rods and said two push rods are connected to said moving push plate and vertically extended, each said support rod is connected to said bottom plate at a top end of said support rod, each said push rod penetrates through said working platform and said position control unit, said ultrasonic limit baffle is pushed to move upward by said push rod when said push rod is driven to move upward.

2. The semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter that is optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasonic wave according to claim 1 , wherein a height of said screw guiding rail is greater than two times of a total stroke of continuous casting.

3. The semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter that is optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasonic wave according to claim 1 , wherein said water-cooled crystallizer has a hollow copper plate structure in such a manner that circulating water is introduced into said water-cooled crystallizer for forced cooling.

4. The semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter that is optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasonic wave according to claim 1 , wherein said heat insulation board is made of mica plate or high temperature asbestos.

5. The semi-continuous casting equipment for thin-walled alloy castings with equal outer diameter that is optimized by synergistic action of traveling magnetic field and ultrasonic wave according to claim 1 , wherein a rotation movement is driven by said motor so that said screw guiding rails are controlled to rotate synchronously through a gear transmission.

Assignees

• Harbin Inst Technology

Inventors

• Su Yanqing
• Luo Lei
• Luo Liangshun
• Wang Liang
• Chen Ruirun
• Guo Jingjie
• Hou Jingsong
• Yuan Qingfeng
• Li Chunhui

Classifications

• B22D11/115 Primary

  by using magnetic fields · CPC title

• B22D11/186

  by using electric, magnetic, sonic or ultrasonic means · CPC title

• B22D11/041

  for vertical casting (B22D11/043, B22D11/049 - B22D11/059 take precedence) · CPC title

• B22D11/049

  for direct chill casting, e.g. electromagnetic casting · CPC title

• B22D11/114

  by using agitating or vibrating means (B22D11/117 takes precedence) · CPC title