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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Paul Wurth S.a., Luxembourg, LU;
PAUL WURTH S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A rotary charging device for a shaft furnace comprising: a stationary housing () and a suspension rotor () that is supported so that it can rotate about a substantially vertical axis (A), a charge distributor () being pivotally suspended to the suspension rotor (). Rotary drive means are provided for rotating the suspension rotor about its axis (A) and tilting drive means for pivoting the charge distributor () about a substantially horizontal pivoting axis (B), independently from said rotary drive means. The tilting drive means are mounted onto the suspension rotor () and rotate therewith; they comprise: an electric tilting motor (M) is installed inside the main casing () and having a substantially horizontal output shaft (); a tilting input gear () driven by the tilting motor output shaft; and a tilting output gear () rotationally integral with a suspension arm () of said chute distributor (), said tilting input gear meshing with said tilting output gear.