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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Brian W. Botham, Sheffield, GB;
Gianni Zomero, Pasian di Prato, IT;
Andrea DE Luca, Remanzacco, IT;
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniches S.p.A., Buttrid, IT;
Abstract
An discharging device for molten metal between an upper ladle () and a tundish () comprising a slide valve nozzle fixed to the base of the ladle, comprising an upper fixed nozzle () and a mobile one below (), inserted into an opening in the base of said slide valve nozzle with the lower end protruding from it, and a ring shaped blade () fixed to the base of the slide valve nozzle around said aperture. The tundish () comprises a cylindrical jacket () placed with a vertical axis and fitted at its end with a sand joint () for sealing gas into which the ring shaped blade is sunk (). The slide valve nozzle can be fixed to the base of the ladle by mountings () fitted with eyelets into which pivots () are inserted.