An Example in Steel CastingHinge/Bearing Assembly for Log Forwarder
Bearing Plate
Final Design of the Cope and Drag Patterns
Cope Pattern for the Bearing Plate
Drag Pattern for the Bearing Plate
The photos show the patterns for making the cope and
drag molds for the bearing plate. The mold design uses a horizontal parting line on the
ring.
The mold is a 2-on design with two
separate pours, one for each casting. Molten metal flows down each center sprue (white
cylinders in the cope) and spreads through four gates into each cavity.
There are four risers positioned over each casting in
the cope mold. (The full height risers are not shown on the cope pattern, only the
base posts on which they sit)
The tabs sit facing down in the drag mold. Four cores
produce the tab features on each plate.The yellow cores are positioned to show their
placement in the drag mold.
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Last Modified:September, 2000 by STG