US2004045694A1PendingUtilityA1

Molten metal pouring control system and method

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Priority: Mar 10, 2000Filed: Sep 9, 2003Published: Mar 11, 2004
Est. expiryMar 10, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Peter Wiklund
B22D 11/181G01F 23/2928
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Abstract

A method for controlling a molten metal pouring operation is disclosed which works in the presence of unusual pouring conditions such as typically encountered in aluminum casting and utilizes a laser type sensor, for example a triangulation based light section device, to monitor differences between a reference surface and the molten metal in a mold.

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         1 . A method for sensing molten metal height in a feeding launder, comprising the steps of: 
 electro-optically determining the location of a portion of the launder and the molten metal surface, and    determining from said launder portion and said metal surface location the height of said metal in said launder.

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