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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manfred Schubert, Oberhausen, DE;
Peter Starke, Duisburg, DE;
Assignee:
SMS Demag AG, Düsseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 1/00 ;
Abstract
The aim of the invention is to improve the cooling of the bottom electrodes ( ) of metallurgical melting vessels. To this end, a cooling plate ( ) is situated beneath the support plate ( ) on which the contact elements ( ) are supported. The cooling plate is set apart from the support plate. This forms a cooling chamber ( ) through which a cooling medium flows, the cooling effect of said medium being reinforced by cooling ribs ( ). Said cooling ribs are situated in the cooling chamber ( ) and are welded to the support plate ( ) and preferably, also to the cooling plate ( ).