| 摘要 |
<p>A ceramic pressure casting machine for casting articles such as sanitary ware 2 comprising an elongate support 4, a mould 8, an attachment 6, and a mould transport 10. The mould 8 comprises at least two portions an attached half 12 and a flying half 14. Slip is introduced to the mould in a first casting position where the attachment 6 overlies the mould and where the mould is compressed by the pressing of the attachment onto the mould for a given casting period. After the casting period the mould is moved along a linear path to a second position along the elongate support 4 by the mould transport 10 so that the attachment does not overlay the mould. In this second position the mould may be opened and demoulding may be undertaken using a portion of the mould as a demoulder head and the mould may subsequently be moved back along the elongate support 4 by the mould transport 10 to the first position. The opening of the mould and demoulding may be accomplished by a single robot arm.</p> |
