摘要 |
A gas removal system for a mold cavity of a die casting or other molding machine includes a vacuum line connecting the mold cavity to a vacuum pump when a valve therebetween is open to evacuate gas from the mold cavity prior to injection of molten material therein and further includes a gas flow indicator disposed in the vacuum line between the valve and vacuum pump. The gas flow indicator includes a mechanical flapper movable in a particular manner in response to evacuation of gases from the mold cavity and in another noticeably different manner when little or no gas is evacuated from the mold cavity as a result of the valve being improperly closed. The flapper is visible to a machine operator through a window to indicate whether the gas evacuation system is operative to remove gas from the mold cavity.
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