SMART MOLTEN METAL PUMP
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230001474A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17939898

    申请日:2022-09-07

    摘要: A smart molten metal pump system and method automatically controls the operating speed of the pump rather than requiring an operator to control the speed. The system includes a pump, a controller for controlling the speed of the pump and one or more vibration sensors (such as an accelerometer) to measure vibration. The controller receives input about the vibration of the pump or one or more pump components, and possibly other data, such as the temperature of the molten metal, and/or the depth of the molten metal, ad/or parameters related to the operation of the pump. The controller analyzes the one or more inputs to vary the speed of the pump, turn the pump off, and/or send a communication to an operator.

    MOLTEN METAL TRANSFER DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220381246A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17334259

    申请日:2021-05-28

    IPC分类号: F04D7/06 F04D29/42

    摘要: A device includes a molten metal pump and a metal-transfer conduit. A clamp may be used to attach the metal-transfer conduit to the pump. The pump has a pump base including an indentation configured to receive the metal-transfer conduit and align the pump outlet with the transfer inlet. The pump outlet may be formed in the indentation and preferably near the center of the indentation in order to better align with the transfer inlet. As the pump operates it moves molten metal through a pump outlet that is in communication with a transfer inlet in the metal-transfer conduit. The molten metal enters the transfer inlet, moves upwards in a passage in the metal-transfer conduit, and out of a transfer outlet.

    MOLTEN METAL TRANSFER DEVICE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240102474A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18529875

    申请日:2023-12-05

    IPC分类号: F04D7/06 F04D29/42

    摘要: A device includes a molten metal pump and a metal-transfer conduit. A clamp may be used to attach the metal-transfer conduit to the pump. The pump has a pump base including an indentation configured to receive the metal-transfer conduit and align the pump outlet with the transfer inlet. The pump outlet may be formed in the indentation and preferably near the center of the indentation in order to better align with the transfer inlet. As the pump operates it moves molten metal through a pump outlet that is in communication with a transfer inlet in the metal-transfer conduit. The molten metal enters the transfer inlet, moves upwards in a passage in the metal-transfer conduit, and out of a transfer outlet.

    Smart molten metal pump
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11471938B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16877332

    申请日:2020-05-18

    摘要: A smart molten metal pump system and method automatically controls the operating speed of the pump rather than requiring an operator to control the speed. The system includes a pump, a controller for controlling the speed of the pump, and one or more of a temperature sensor (such as a thermocouple), one or more of a device (such as a laser or float) to measure the depth of the molten metal, and one or more of a vibration sensor (such as an accelerometer) to measure vibration. The controller receives input about the temperature of the molten metal, and/or about the depth of the molten metal, and/or about the vibration of the pump or one or more pump components, and possibly other data. The controller analyzes the one or more inputs to vary the speed of the pump, turn the pump off, and/or send a communication to an operator.