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EP 0345509 B1 19921216 - MOULDING PLANT

Title (en)

MOULDING PLANT

Publication

EP 0345509 B1 19921216 (DE)

Application

EP 89109060 A 19890519

Priority

DE 3819118 A 19880604

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0345509A2] The invention relates to a moulding plant for the production of foundry moulds in moulding boxes (8, 9; 15, 16), in which an automatic change between various sizes or shapes of moulding boxes is possible. According to the invention, this is achieved by the same number of moulding boxes (8, 9; 15, 16) being arranged on a moulding and casting track (1) and on an intermediate track (6) as on each of the cooling tracks (2, 3; 4, 5). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B22D 47/02

IPC 8 full level

B22D 47/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 47/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0345509 A2 19891213; EP 0345509 A3 19901128; EP 0345509 B1 19921216; AT E83416 T1 19930115; DE 3819118 A1 19891214; DE 3819118 C2 19950817

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89109060 A 19890519; AT 89109060 T 19890519; DE 3819118 A 19880604