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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard Tinnes, Zollikerberg, CH;
Franz Ruckstuhl, Schwerzenbach, CH;
Assignee:
Metacon AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23P / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2940 / ; 29426 ; 29722 ; 29792 ; 29793 ; 29800 ;
Abstract
Casting ladle gate valves of the type which are designed to be installed and removed from the ladle as a unit, are rebuilt in a work area which includes a disassembly station, a first assembly line including a revolving table for renewing the movable slide parts and a second assembly line including a revolving table for renewing the slide housings, and reassembling the slide parts, slide housings and clamping lids into renewed gate valve units. By preference, the disassembly station, both revolving tables and a conveyor for carrying the units to the work area from the foundry or steel work, and back are served by a slewing crane.