| US 7,516,774 B2 | ||
| Method of operating a die casting reciprocator | ||
| David R. Thomason, Harrison, Ark. (US); David E. Bumpus, Brookline, N.H. (US); Danny S. Alford, Harrison, Ark. (US); and Olen L. Marshall, Harrison, Ark. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Pace Industries, LLC, Fayetteville, Ark. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 15, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/940,525. | ||
| Application 11/940525 is a division of application No. 10/886780, filed on Jul. 08, 2004, granted, now 7,299,855, filed on Nov. 27, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0060780 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B22D 46/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 164—153 [164/267; 164/312] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A method for operating an automated reciprocator in a die casting system, comprising:
moving an automated reciprocator between two die halves,
moving a safety bar ahead of the reciprocator, slidably supporting the safety bar from the reciprocator, and
detecting contact of the safety bar with another object in the path of the reciprocator.
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