Molten aluminum suspension casting ladle

By designing a suspension ladle for molten aluminum with hangers, rotating rods, guide rods, and limiting components, the problems of unstable pouring position and burns caused by shaking were solved, achieving stability and safety in the pouring position.

CN224182073UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-01JIAYUGUAN MINGXIANG ALUMINUM CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
JIAYUGUAN MINGXIANG ALUMINUM CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-28
Publication Date
2026-05-01

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Technical Problem

The suspended aluminum ladle may shake during use, causing instability in the pouring position and potentially resulting in burns to operators.

Method used

A suspended aluminum ladle was designed, including a hanger, a rotating rod, a guide rod, a foot sleeve, and a limiting component. The hanger is fixed by rotating the handle and stepping on the foot sleeve to prevent swaying, and the limiting component prevents tipping.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents the ladle from shaking and tipping over, ensuring the stability of the molten aluminum pouring position and avoiding burns to operators.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a molten aluminum suspension casting ladle, and relates to the technical field of molten aluminum suspension casting ladles, the molten aluminum suspension casting ladle comprises a casting ladle assembly, the casting ladle assembly comprises a hanging bracket, the hanging bracket is of an inverted U-shaped structure, and a movable assembly is arranged on one side of the hanging bracket; the movable assembly comprises two supporting plates arranged at the bottom end of one side of the hanging bracket, and the two supporting plates are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the hanging bracket. According to the molten aluminum suspension casting ladle, when the casting ladle body is suspended for molten aluminum casting, an operator rotates a grip to enable the grip to drive a rotating rod to rotate, and when the rotating rod drives a baffle to move to be parallel to a hanging bracket, the hanging bracket does not block the baffle, namely, the rotating rod can be pushed downwards; according to the casting ladle, the treading sleeve can be moved to the ground and treaded by an operator, and the operator treads the treading sleeve to fix the rotating rod and the guide rod, so that the hanging bracket is stabilized, and the casting ladle body does not shake in the hanging process.
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Description

A suspended ladle for molten aluminum Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of aluminum molten metal suspension pouring ladle technology, and in particular to an aluminum molten metal suspension pouring ladle. Background Technology

[0002] Aluminum ladles are key pieces of equipment in the foundry industry used for holding, transporting, and pouring molten aluminum. Depending on the application, aluminum ladles are generally classified into forklift ladles, electric ladles, and suspended ladles. Suspended ladles are typically used in conjunction with overhead cranes (bridge cranes) or jib cranes and are suitable for the production of medium to large-sized castings or automated production lines.

[0003] When using a suspended aluminum ladle, because it is suspended in mid-air by a gantry crane (bridge crane) or cantilever crane, it may shake during the pouring of molten aluminum. When the ladle shakes, it is difficult to keep the position of the poured molten aluminum stable, and the displacement of the poured molten aluminum position may cause burns to the operators. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This utility model discloses an aluminum molten metal suspension ladle, which aims to solve the technical problem that when an aluminum molten metal suspension ladle is used and is suspended in mid-air by a gantry crane (bridge crane) or cantilever crane, it may shake during the aluminum molten metal pouring process. When the ladle shakes, it is difficult to keep the position of the poured aluminum molten metal stable, and the displacement of the poured aluminum molten metal position may cause burns to the operator.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A suspended ladle for molten aluminum includes a ladle assembly, the ladle assembly including a hanger, the hanger having an inverted U-shaped structure, and a movable component provided on one side of the hanger;

[0007] The movable component includes a support plate disposed at the bottom of one side of the hanger. There are two support plates, which are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the hanger. A rotating rod is rotatably disposed inside one of the support plates. A handle is disposed at the center of the outer surface of the rotating rod. A baffle is disposed at the top of the rotating rod. A guide plate is disposed at the center of one side of the hanger. A guide rod is disposed inside the guide plate. The length of the guide rod is flush with the length of the rotating rod. A foot sleeve is disposed at the bottom of the guide rod and the bottom of the rotating rod. An anti-slip pad is disposed at the bottom of the foot sleeve.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment, the ladle assembly further includes a hook, the hanger is disposed at the bottom end of the hook, a rotating shaft is disposed on the inner side of the lower end of the hanger, the ladle body is disposed on the inner side of the rotating shaft, a transmission box is disposed on the outer side of the hanger, a wheel is disposed on the outer side of the transmission box, and the output shaft of the transmission box is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the rotating rod and the guide rod respectively penetrate the interior of the support plate and extend downwards, and the guide rod also penetrates the interior of the guide plate and extends to both sides.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the bottom end of the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the inside of the upper end of the foot pedal, and the bottom end of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the top end of the foot pedal.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the grip is perpendicular to the baffle.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, a limiting component is further provided on the inner side of the hanger. The limiting component includes a support shaft disposed at both ends of the inner side of the hanger. A stop bar is provided at the outer end of the outer surface of the support shaft, and a ratchet is provided at the inner end of the outer surface of the support shaft. A connecting rod is provided through the hanger. A cross plate is provided at the outer end of the connecting rod. A handle is provided at the outer end of the cross plate. A telescopic spring is provided on the inner side of the cross plate. A ratchet tooth is provided at the end of the connecting rod away from the cross plate. A through hole is provided inside the hanger corresponding to the ratchet tooth.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the ratchet and ratchet engage, and the stop bar has a U-shaped structure and is located outside the ladle body.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the end of the telescopic spring away from the cross plate is located on the outside of the hanger, and the length of the through hole is greater than the width of the ratchet.

[0015] As can be seen from the above, the aluminum molten metal suspension ladle provided by this utility model has the following technical effects.

[0016] Firstly, when the ladle is suspended for aluminum pouring, the operator rotates the handle to rotate the lever. When the lever moves the baffle parallel to the hanger, the hanger does not obstruct the baffle, and the lever can be pushed downwards, allowing the footing to move to the ground and be stepped on by the operator. By stepping on the footing, the lever and guide rod are fixed, thus stabilizing the hanger and preventing the ladle from swaying during suspension.

[0017] Secondly, when operators are stepping on the ladle, the position of their feet can be limited to prevent them from moving to the front of the ladle body, which can effectively prevent burns from molten aluminum caused by incorrect operation.

[0018] Thirdly, when the rotating wheel causes the transmission box to drive the rotating shaft to tilt the ladle body, the position of the ladle body can be limited by the stop bar, so that the ladle body can be blocked by the stop bar and cannot tilt, so that the ladle body can tilt normally to pour aluminum molten metal and avoid the ladle body from overturning due to excessive tilting. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an aluminum molten metal suspension ladle proposed in this utility model.

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the ladle assembly structure of a suspended aluminum ladle proposed in this utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the movable component structure of an aluminum molten metal suspension ladle proposed in this utility model.

[0022] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the limiting component structure of an aluminum molten metal suspension ladle proposed in this utility model.

[0023] Figure 5 is an exploded view of the limiting component A of the aluminum molten metal suspension ladle proposed in this utility model.

[0024] In the attached diagram: 11. Hook; 12. Hanger; 13. Rotating shaft; 14. Ladle body; 15. Transmission box; 16. Wheel; 21. Support plate; 22. Rotating rod; 23. Handle; 24. Baffle; 25. Guide plate; 26. Guide rod; 27. Footshoe; 28. Anti-slip pad; 31. Support shaft; 32. Stop bar; 33. Ratchet; 34. Connecting rod; 35. Horizontal plate; 36. Handle; 37. Telescopic spring; 38. Ratchet tooth; 39. Through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0027] Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, a suspended ladle for molten aluminum includes a ladle assembly. The ladle assembly includes a hanger 12, which has an inverted U-shaped structure. A movable component is provided on one side of the hanger 12.

[0028] The active component includes a support plate 21 located at the bottom of one side of the hanger 12. There are two support plates 21, which are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the hanger 12. A rotating rod 22 is rotatably mounted inside one of the support plates 21. A handle 23 is located at the center of the outer surface of the rotating rod 22. A baffle 24 is located at the top of the rotating rod 22. A guide plate 25 is located at the center of one side of the hanger 12. A guide rod 26 is mounted inside the guide plate 25. The length of the guide rod 26 is flush with the length of the rotating rod 22. A footshoe 27 is located at the bottom of the guide rod 26 and the bottom of the rotating rod 22. An anti-slip pad 28 is located at the bottom of the footshoe 27.

[0029] In this embodiment, by rotating the handle 23, the handle 23 can drive the rotating rod 22 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating rod 22 can drive the baffle 24 to rotate. During the rotation, the baffle 24 always remains perpendicular to the handle 23. When the handle 23 rotates to be parallel to the hanger 12, the baffle 24 is perpendicular to the hanger 12. When the handle 23 rotates to be perpendicular to the hanger 12, the baffle 24 is parallel to the hanger 12.

[0030] Referring to Figures 2 and 3, in a preferred embodiment, the ladle assembly further includes a hook 11, a hanger 12 disposed at the bottom of the hook 11, a rotating shaft 13 disposed on the inner side of the lower end of the hanger 12, a ladle body 14 disposed on the inner side of the rotating shaft 13, a transmission box 15 disposed on the outer side of the hanger 12, a wheel 16 disposed on the outer side of the transmission box 15, the output shaft of the transmission box 15 and the rotating shaft 13 are fixedly connected, the rotating rod 22 and the guide rod 26 respectively penetrate the interior of the support plate 21 and extend downward, the guide rod 26 also penetrates the interior of the guide plate 25 and extends to both sides, the bottom end of the rotating rod 22 is rotatably connected to the interior of the upper end of the footplate 27, the bottom end of the guide rod 26 is fixedly connected to the top end of the footplate 27, and the handle 23 and the baffle 24 are in a perpendicular state.

[0031] In this embodiment, when the hanger 12 drives the ladle body 14 to be in a suspended state, the rotating rod 22 and the guide rod 26 can be pushed downwards, so that the foot sleeve 27 is driven to move downwards so that it can be stepped on by the operator. When it is necessary to move the suspended hanger 12, in order to prevent the foot sleeve 27 from contacting the ground and blocking the movement of the hanger 12, the foot sleeve 27 can be moved to the bottom of the hanger 12 and located at the top of the ladle body 14.

[0032] Referring to Figures 4 and 5, in a preferred embodiment, a limiting component is also provided inside the hanger 12. The limiting component includes a support shaft 31 located at both ends inside the hanger 12. A stop bar 32 is provided at the outer end of the outer surface of the support shaft 31, and a ratchet 33 is provided at the inner end of the outer surface of the support shaft 31. A connecting rod 34 is provided through the inside of the hanger 12. A horizontal plate 35 is provided at the outer end of the connecting rod 34. A handle 36 is provided at the outer end of the horizontal plate 35. A telescopic spring 37 is provided on the inner side of the horizontal plate 35. A ratchet 38 is provided at the end of the connecting rod 34 away from the horizontal plate 35. A through hole 39 is provided inside the hanger 12 relative to the ratchet 38. The ratchet 38 and the ratchet 33 mesh with each other. The stop bar 32 has a U-shaped structure and is located outside the ladle body 14. The end of the telescopic spring 37 away from the horizontal plate 35 is located on the outer side of the hanger 12. The length of the through hole 39 is greater than the width of the ratchet 38.

[0033] In this embodiment, when the ladle body 14 rotates under the drive of the rotating shaft 13 to pour molten aluminum, by pulling the handle 36, the handle 36 drives the ratchet 38 to move out of the ratchet 33 through the cross plate 35 and the connecting rod 34, so as not to obstruct the ratchet 33, allowing the ladle body 14 to drive the stop bar 32 to rotate around the support shaft 31. When the ladle body 14 is pouring molten aluminum, in order to prevent the ladle body 14 from tipping over, the ratchet 38 is moved into the ratchet 33, so that the ratchet 33 cannot rotate upward around the support shaft 31, and the stop bar 32 cannot rotate upward, thus blocking the ladle body 14.

[0034] Working principle: When the hanger 12 is suspended in the air by a crane (bridge crane) or jib crane to pour the molten aluminum from the ladle body 14, in order to prevent the ladle body 14 from shaking and causing the molten aluminum pouring position to sway, the operator applies a rotational force to the handle 23, causing the handle 23 to drive the rotating rod 22 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating rod 22 drives the baffle 24 to rotate. When the baffle 24 rotates to be parallel with the hanger 12, the hanger 12 does not obstruct the baffle 24. At this time, a downward pushing force is applied to the handle 23, causing the handle 23 to drive the rotating rod 22 to move downward. The downward movement of the rotating rod 22 drives the foot sleeve 27 to move downward. At the same time, the downward movement of the foot sleeve 27 is limited to vertical downward movement under the limit of the guide rod 26. When the footplate 27 moves downwards, causing the anti-slip pad 28 to contact the ground, the operator steps on the footplate 27, fixing it to the ground. The footplate 27 is fixed in place, and the hanger 12 is fixed via the rotating rod 22 and guide rod 26, preventing swaying. At this point, when it is necessary to rotate the wheel 16 to rotate the transmission box 15 and drive the rotating shaft 13 to tilt the ladle body 14, the operator pulls the handle 36 outwards. The handle 36 moves the horizontal plate 35 outwards, which in turn moves the connecting rod 34 outwards. This causes the connecting rod 34 to move the ratchet 38 from inside the ratchet 33 into the through hole 39. At this time, the ratchet 38 does not obstruct the ratchet 33, allowing the ratchet 33 to move along the support shaft 31. The ratchet 33 rotates, causing the stop lever 32 to rotate. The stop lever 32 does not obstruct the ladle body 14 and rotates with the ladle body 14, thereby tilting the ladle body 14. After adjusting the tilt angle of the ladle body 14, to prevent the ladle body 14 from tipping over, the pulling force applied to the handle 36 is stopped. The horizontal plate 35 is reset under the elastic force of the extension spring 37, causing the connecting rod 34 to reset. The reset of the connecting rod 34 drives the ratchet 38 to move from inside the through hole 39 to inside the ratchet 33. At this time, the ratchet 38 is located inside both the through hole 39 and the ratchet 33. The through hole 39 limits the ratchet 38, causing the ratchet 38 to obstruct the ratchet 33, preventing the ratchet 33 from rotating, thus stopping the stop lever 32. Since lever 32 cannot rotate upwards, the ladle body 14 is prevented from tipping over. When the position of the hanger 12 needs to be changed using a traveling crane (bridge crane) or jib crane to change the position of the ladle body 14, to prevent the foot sleeve 27 from contacting the ground and obstructing the movement of the hanger 12, the operator pushes the handle 23 upwards, causing the handle 23 to drive the rotating lever 22 upwards. When the rotating lever 22 moves the baffle 24 above the hanger 12, the operator rotates the handle 23, causing the handle 23 to drive the baffle 24 to rotate to the upper end of the hanger 12, so that the hanger 12 blocks the baffle 24, thus preventing the rotating lever 22 from moving downwards. At this time, the foot sleeve 27 is located at the bottom of the hanger 12 and above the ladle body 14.It will not obstruct the movement of the ladle body 14 driven by the hanger 12.

[0035] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. The substitutions may be replacements of some structures, devices, or method steps, or they may be complete technical solutions. Equivalent substitutions or modifications made based on the technical solution and inventive concept of this utility model should all be covered within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A suspended ladle for molten aluminum, comprising a ladle assembly, characterized in that, The ladle assembly includes a hanger (12), which has an inverted U-shaped structure. A movable component is provided on one side of the hanger (12). The movable component includes a support plate (21) located at the bottom of one side of the hanger (12). There are two support plates (21), which are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the hanger (12). A rotating rod (22) is rotatably mounted inside one of the support plates (21). The rotating rod (22) is located on the outside of the outer surface of the outer surface of the inner surface of the ladle assembly. A handle (23) is provided at the center of the surface, a baffle (24) is provided at the top of the rotating rod (22), a guide plate (25) is provided at the center of one side of the hanger (12), a guide rod (26) is provided inside the guide plate (25), the length of the guide rod (26) is flush with the length of the rotating rod (22), and a foot sleeve (27) is provided at the bottom of the guide rod (26) and the bottom of the rotating rod (22), and an anti-slip pad (28) is provided at the bottom of the foot sleeve (27).

2. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ladle assembly also includes a hook (11), a hanger (12) is disposed at the bottom of the hook (11), a rotating shaft (13) is disposed on the inner side of the lower end of the hanger (12), a ladle body (14) is disposed on the inner side of the rotating shaft (13), a transmission box (15) is disposed on the outer side of the hanger (12), a wheel (16) is disposed on the outer side of the transmission box (15), and the output shaft of the transmission box (15) and the rotating shaft (13) are fixedly connected.

3. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating rod (22) and the guide rod (26) respectively penetrate the interior of the support plate (21) and extend downwards. The guide rod (26) also penetrates the interior of the guide plate (25) and extends to both sides.

4. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom end of the rotating rod (22) is rotatably connected to the inside of the upper end of the footplate (27), and the bottom end of the guide rod (26) is fixedly connected to the top end of the footplate (27).

5. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The grip (23) and the baffle (24) are perpendicular to each other.

6. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner side of the hanger (12) is also provided with a limiting component. The limiting component includes a support shaft (31) provided at both ends of the inner side of the hanger (12). A stop bar (32) is provided at the outer end of the outer surface of the support shaft (31). A ratchet (33) is provided at the inner end of the outer surface of the support shaft (31). A connecting rod (34) is provided through the inside of the hanger (12). A cross plate (35) is provided at the outer end of the connecting rod (34). A handle (36) is provided at the outer end of the cross plate (35). A telescopic spring (37) is provided on the inner side of the cross plate (35). A ratchet tooth (38) is provided at the end of the connecting rod (34) away from the cross plate (35). A through hole (39) is provided inside the hanger (12) relative to the ratchet tooth (38).

7. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 6, characterized in that, The ratchet (38) and ratchet (33) mesh with each other, and the stop bar (32) has a U-shaped structure and is located outside the ladle body (14).

8. The aluminum molten metal suspension ladle according to claim 6, characterized in that, The end of the telescopic spring (37) away from the horizontal plate (35) is located on the outside of the hanger (12), and the length of the through hole (39) is greater than the width of the ratchet (38).