REGENERATION APPARATUS AND REGENERATION METHOD FOR MOLDING SAND

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molding sand regeneration apparatus and a molding sand regeneration method, which can remove an inorganic binder without breaking the casing sand itself, thereby to perform the regeneration processing of the used molding sand more efficiently.SOLUTION: A molding sand generation apparatus 1 comprises: a chamber 11 for accommodating casting sand and water; a cover member 11a; a stage 5; a support member 8 for supporting the chamber 11 rotatably and at a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the stage 5; first rotational drive means 6, 7, 7a and 7b for driving the stage 5 rotationally; and second rotational drive means 10a, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15a and 15b for driving the chamber 11 rotationally.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】鋳物砂自体を破損せずに無機バインダを除去でき、使用済の鋳物砂の再生処理をさらに効率よく行える鋳物砂再生装置及び鋳物砂再生方法を提供する。【解決手段】鋳物砂再生装置１は、鋳物砂及び水を収容するチャンバ１１と、蓋部材１１ａと、ステージ５と、チャンバ１１をステージ５の表面に対して所定の角度で傾斜させて回転自在に支持する支持部材８と、ステージ５を回転駆動する第１の回転駆動手段６、７、７ａ、７ｂと、チャンバ１１を回転駆動する第２の回転駆動手段１０ａ、１２、１３、１４、１５、１５ａ、１５ｂとを備える。【選択図】 図１