Metal chip furnace charge apparatus and method
CA 1338005 C · Owner: Pre-Melt Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Areaux, Larry D.
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Apparatus and method for charging metal chips into a molten bath of the metal from which the chips are formed, comprising a compacting extruder and a delivery conduit which is resistant to the mass of molten metal and which is pivotable to dip into the molten metal bath when chips are being charged thereinto and out of contact with the bath when charging is to be discontinued, are disclosed. The chips are forced through the delivery conduit in the form of a compacted or densified mass preferably having a density between about 30 and 60 percent of the density of the solid metal and preferably between about 55 and 80 pounds per cubic foot. Feed is continued while the delivery conduit is in …
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- Granted January 30, 1996. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 30, 2013.
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