Reed Gordon Bills
Engineers in Glendale, AZ
License number
Utah 125745-2202
Issued Date
Jan 1, 1910
Expiration Date
May 31, 1998
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Glendale, AZ
Professional information
Semi-Continuous Direct Chill Casting Apparatus
US Patent:
4081021, Mar 28, 1978
Filed:
Jan 13, 1976
Appl. No.:
5/648734
Inventors:
Reed G. Bills - Glendale AZ
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company - Richmond VA
International Classification:
B22D 1100
US Classification:
164154
Abstract:
Casting apparatus comprising means for feeding molten material, a mold receiving the molten material in which the molten material solidifies forming a casting advancing through the mold, a cylinder, means including a piston operable in the cylinder ahead of the advancing casting limiting the speed of advance of the casting, means including a fluid pressure system for controlling the speed of advance of the piston in the cylinder by differential pressure on opposite ends of the piston, a control device settable for the desired speed of advance of the piston, a signal device responsive to the actual speed of advance of the piston and connections between the control device and the signal device determining said differential pressure to insure maintenance of the speed of advance of the piston at the desired speed.