The sand moulding machine (1) includes a moulding chamber (2) formed by a chamber top wall (3), a chamber bottom wall (4), two opposed chamber side walls and two opposed chamber end walls (7, 8). A chamber wall is provided with a sand filling opening (9) communicating with a sand feed system (10). At least one of the chamber end walls is provided with a pattern plate (12, 13) having a pattern (14, 15). At least one of the chamber end walls is displaceable in order to compact sand fed into the moulding chamber. A number of compressed air inlet openings (18, 43) are located in a lower part of the moulding chamber and are arranged to form an upward airflow in at least a part of the moulding chamber in order to create an at least substantially fluidised bed of sand during a sand filling operation.

The sand moulding machine (1) includes a moulding chamber (2) formed by a chamber top wall (3), a chamber bottom wall (4), two opposed chamber side walls and two opposed chamber end walls (7, 8). A chamber wall is provided with a sand filling opening (9) communicating with a sand feed system (10). At least one of the chamber end walls is provided with a pattern plate (12, 13) having a pattern (14, 15). At least one of the chamber end walls is displaceable in order to compact sand fed into the moulding chamber. A number of compressed air inlet openings (18, 43) are located in a lower part of the moulding chamber and are arranged to form an upward airflow in at least a part of the moulding chamber in order to create an at least substantially fluidised bed of sand during a sand filling operation.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper flask; a lower flask; an upper sand tank; an upper plate attached to a lower end of the upper sand tank; a first lower sand tank; a second lower sand tank storing mold sand supplied from the first lower sand tank; a lower plate attached to an upper end of the second lower sand tank, with at least one supply port being formed, the supply port allowing the second lower sand tank to communicate with an inside of the lower flask; at least one pressure detector detecting a pressure of at least one tank among the upper sand tank, the first lower sand tank and the second lower sand tank; and a control unit connected to the pressure detector and obtaining a detection result of the at least one pressure detector.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper flask; a lower flask; an upper sand tank; an upper plate attached to a lower end of the upper sand tank; a first lower sand tank; a second lower sand tank storing mold sand supplied from the first lower sand tank; a lower plate attached to an upper end of the second lower sand tank, with at least one supply port being formed, the supply port allowing the second lower sand tank to communicate with an inside of the lower flask; at least one pressure detector detecting a pressure of at least one tank among the upper sand tank, the first lower sand tank and the second lower sand tank; and a control unit connected to the pressure detector and obtaining a detection result of the at least one pressure detector.

A molding unit includes: a flask guide member guiding the upper flask and the lower flask; a first squeeze member and a second squeeze member disposed in such a manner as to sandwich upper and lower flasks as the upper flask and the lower flask connected with each other, the first squeeze member and the second squeeze guide member each capable of entering the upper and lower flasks; a squeeze cylinder including a rod having an end part fixed to the first squeeze member and a cylinder body extending and contracting the rod; and a squeeze guide member configured to fix relative positions of the second squeeze guide member and the cylinder body. The flask guide member is a hollow rod member, and the squeeze guide member is a rod member disposed in a movable manner inside the flask guide member.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper sand tank storing the mold sand to be supplied to the upper molding space; a first lower sand tank storing the mold sand to be supplied to the lower molding space, and having a first communication port for discharging the stored mold sand; a second lower sand tank having a second communication port capable of communicating with the first communication port of the first lower sand tank, and storing the mold sand supplied from the first lower sand tank and to be supplied to the lower molding space; at least one first guide member extending in a vertical direction, and guiding the upper flask, the lower flask and the second lower sand tank in the vertical direction; and a second guide member extending in the vertical direction, and guiding the first lower sand tank in the vertical direction.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper sand tank storing the mold sand to be supplied to the upper molding space; a first lower sand tank storing the mold sand to be supplied to the lower molding space, and having a first communication port for discharging the stored mold sand; a second lower sand tank having a second communication port capable of communicating with the first communication port of the first lower sand tank, and storing the mold sand supplied from the first lower sand tank and to be supplied to the lower molding space; at least one first guide member extending in a vertical direction, and guiding the upper flask, the lower flask and the second lower sand tank in the vertical direction; and a second guide member extending in the vertical direction, and guiding the first lower sand tank in the vertical direction.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper flask; a lower flask; an upper sand tank; an upper plate attached to a lower end of the upper sand tank; a first lower sand tank; a second lower sand tank; a lower plate attached to an upper end of the second lower sand tank; a drive unit performing squeezing using the upper plate and the lower plate; an adjustment drive unit moving the first lower sand tank; a first detector detecting a height position of the first lower sand tank; a second detector detecting a height position of the second lower sand tank; and a control unit operating the drive unit and the adjustment drive unit so that the height positions of the first communication port and the second communication port coincide with each other, based on detection results of the first detector and the second detector.

A flaskless molding machine includes: an upper flask; a lower flask; an upper sand tank; an upper plate attached to a lower end of the upper sand tank; a first lower sand tank; a second lower sand tank; a lower plate attached to an upper end of the second lower sand tank; a drive unit performing squeezing using the upper plate and the lower plate; an adjustment drive unit moving the first lower sand tank; a first detector detecting a height position of the first lower sand tank; a second detector detecting a height position of the second lower sand tank; and a control unit operating the drive unit and the adjustment drive unit so that the height positions of the first communication port and the second communication port coincide with each other, based on detection results of the first detector and the second detector.

A flaskless molding machine comprises: an upper flask; a lower flask; an upper sand tank disposed above the upper flask; an upper plate attached to a lower end of the upper sand tank, with a supply port being formed in the upper plate, and configured to enter and be retracted from the inside of the upper flask; a first lower sand tank having a first communication port; a second lower sand tank disposed below the lower flask having a second communication port capable of communicating with the first communication port; a lower plate attached to an upper end of the second lower sand tank, with a supply port being formed in the lower plate, and configured to enter and be retracted from the inside of the lower flask; a drive unit moving the second lower sand tank; and an adjustment drive unit moving the first lower sand tank.