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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Rolf Best, Gladbeck, DE;
Martina Berens, Hamminkeln, DE;
Rolf Best, Gladbeck, DE;
Martina Berens, Hamminkeln, DE;
SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a fastening system for tiltable metallurgical processing vessels, in particular converters, the processing vessel () being mounted in a carrier ring () connected to the jacket of the processing vessel by means of plate fin elements (), each plate fin element consisting of a plate fin connected to the carrier ring () by means of a sheet metal connector () and a first fastening bracket () and connected to the jacket of the processing vessel by means of a further sheet metal connector () and a second fastening bracket (). According to the invention, the sheet metal connector () is clamped by a wedge () between the flanges (and, respectively) of the fastening bracket (and, respectively) with zero clearance, said bracket in turn abutting a tab () welded to the flanges of the fastening bracket and bridging same. The wedge () is actively connected to the tab () by means of a bolted connection ().