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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Nireco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yasumasa Kato, Tokyo, JP;
NIRECO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus for measuring a level of molten metal which has a simple structure and is highly robust against a change in level at a local portion of the surface of molten metal. The apparatus for measuring a level of molten metal according to a first aspect of the present invention is an apparatus which measures a level of molten metal in a mold. The apparatus includes an omnidirectional transmitting antenna; an omnidirectional receiving antenna; and a signal processor. The apparatus measures the level of molten metal in the mold using electromagnetic wave in ultra-high frequency range emitted into the mold by the omnidirectional transmitting antenna.