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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
AK Steel Properties, Inc., West Chester, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael Ryan Hartley, Mansfield, OH (US);
Ken Morales Higa, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties Inc., West Chester, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 41/54 (2006.01); B22D 11/103 (2006.01); B22D 11/106 (2006.01); B22D 37/00 (2006.01); B22D 41/50 (2006.01); B22D 41/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 41/54 (2013.01); B22D 11/103 (2013.01); B22D 11/106 (2013.01); B22D 37/005 (2013.01); B22D 41/50 (2013.01); B22D 41/505 (2013.01); B22D 41/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
A continuous casting machine is provided that includes a refractory tundish funnel. The tundish funnel has a tapered shape and is designed to sit on a tundish lid in order to channel steel from the ladle to the tundish bath. A collector can also be provided to channel the steel from the ladle. The collector has an opening with a cross-section that transitions from a cylindrical shape to a cross-shape.