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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:
Mar. 29, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164418 ; 164423 ; 164461 ; 72467 ; 118405 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a bushing for use in an apparatus for continuously passing a core wire through a crucible holding molten metal to accrete the molten metal on the core wire to form a cast rod. The bushing is connected to the crucible for passing the core wire therethrough into the crucible. The bushing is tubular and has an engaging portion for engaging with the core wire passing therethrough. The engaging portion is made of ceramics material containing a major proportion of at least one selected from the group consisting of zirconia, silicon carbide and silicon nitride.