Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft

Sms Siemag Aktiengesellschaft

Hans Juergen Hecken

Dietmar Lohse

Rudiger Heine

Richard Theis

Heinz Moser

A tundish carriage with a lifting device () for a tundish () for liquid steel materials, in particular in a multi-strand caster, wherein the tundish () is supported, with a possibility to be lifted or lowered, by controlled electromechanical or hydraulic lifting devices () on a carriage frame (), prevents a quadruple arrangement of piston-cylinder units and a complicated synchronization control, with security for personnel and a noticeable simplification of construction, by providing a single vertical support () and only two lifting devices ().

Tundish carriage with a lifting device for a tundish

A transfer station for transferring foundry ladles from a delivery station situated on the shop floor level to a higher pouting position of a curved continuous-casting installation, and includes a revolving turret with a foundation and supporting arms for receiving the foundry ladle. The arms are guided by paths and are arranged at a column which is rotatably supported on the foundation. A lifting device in the form of a hydraulic cylinder is provided for vertically moving the supporting arms. The lifting device is arranged below the plane of the rotating ring of the column only on the side of the take-over position regardless of the position of the column. The take-over position for the foundry ladle is likewise arranged below the plane of the rotating ting. The paths provided at the column extend below the plane of the rotating ring on the side of the delivery station and are severed in the plane of the rotating ting. A supporting member which can be moved out laterally and serves to support the supporting arms receiving the foundry ladle is arranged above the plane of the rotating ring at the column inside two paths guiding the supporting arms.

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Schuld, Germany

Hans Juergen Hecken