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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1976
George C Rosin, South Euclid, OH (US);
Robert E Kulon, Willowick, OH (US);
McNeil Corporation, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An overhead monorail molten metal delivery self-propelled carrier comprising a carrier frame structure support on an overhead monorail, a power actuated hoist on the carrier frame connected by depending flexible members to a second movable structure or carriage for raising and lowering the latter relative to the carrier frame, cooperating guide members on depending vertical masts forming part of the carrier frame and the second structure or carriage confining the carriage to a predetermined vertical movement relative to the carrier frame, a third movable structure or ladle frame supported on horizontal trucks forming a part of the second structure for movement transversely of the path of movement of the carrier frame structure, power actuated mechanism for moving the third structure or ladle frame horizontally relative to the second structure or carriage, a second power actuated hoist on said third structure or ladle frame connected to a molten metal ladle support structure or ladle sub-frame having a ladle firmly clamped thereto for raising and lowering the latter relative to the third structure or ladle frame and cooperating guide means on the third structure or ladle frame and the ladle support structure or ladle and frame confining the ladle support structure or ladle sub-frame to a predetermined movement relative to the third structure or ladle frame about an axis parallel with the path of movement of the carrier and offset horizontally to one side thereof such that it passes through the tip of the ladle pouring spout.