EP0361052B1 - Feuerfeste Stator/Rotor-Einheit für einen Verschluss am Ausguss eines Metallschmelze enthaltenden Behälters - Google Patents

Feuerfeste Stator/Rotor-Einheit für einen Verschluss am Ausguss eines Metallschmelze enthaltenden Behälters Download PDF

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EP0361052B1
EP0361052B1 EP89115072A EP89115072A EP0361052B1 EP 0361052 B1 EP0361052 B1 EP 0361052B1 EP 89115072 A EP89115072 A EP 89115072A EP 89115072 A EP89115072 A EP 89115072A EP 0361052 B1 EP0361052 B1 EP 0361052B1
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Werner Keller
Rolf WALTENSPÜHL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
    • B22D41/14—Closures

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  • the invention relates to a fireproof stator / rotor unit for a closure on the spout of a metal-containing vessel, which consists of a stator fastened in the vessel wall and a rotatable and / or longitudinally displaceable, for opening or. Closing the closure serving rotor exists, the unit protrudes into the melt and therein has at least one transverse pouring opening which leads from the container.
  • a closure (US Pat. No. 3,651,998) of the type mentioned shows a stator projecting into the melt and a rotatable rotor arranged concentrically therein. The rotor is pressed against the closed stator by springs acting on its lower end face.
  • the melt flows from several transverse bores into the central opening of the rotor and from there to the spout. Since a relatively large clearance is provided between the outer diameter of the rotor and that of the bore of the stator, the inflow of molten metal can hardly be prevented in the resulting gap, even when gas is supplied. This will freeze very quickly and cause the rotor to jam.
  • the tensile force acting on the stator from the springs via the rotor is not unobjectionable, since the refractory material to be used for the stator itself can only absorb very small tensile forces and is also weakened by the transverse bores mentioned.
  • An inflow actuator according to DE-PS 35 40 202 provides two concentrically arranged tubes which protrude into a storage vessel and can be moved relative to one another with openings for melt passage, in which the inner tube is fixed in the pouring opening of the container and the outer tube is placed over it.
  • the melt can be poured off in a regulated manner by correspondingly rotating or longitudinally displacing the outer tube.
  • a relatively complex mechanism located above the vessel is necessary for rotating the tube. This must not exert any transverse forces on these pipes, otherwise the inner standing pipe would break off. If the storage vessel is an intermediate container, the space is normally very limited because of the pan arranged directly above it, which is disadvantageous in the arrangement mentioned.
  • the present invention is based on the object of developing the closure according to the type described at the outset in such a way that it is simple and space-saving in construction with great operational reliability and absolute functionality.
  • the object is achieved according to the invention in that the rotor guided through the stator can be driven from the bottom of the vessel and in that a cylindrical surface surrounding the transverse opening (s) is provided between the rotor and the stator in almost the entire area inside the vessel, while in the area lying in the vessel wall there is a game absorbing their different thermal expansions to prevent the unit from jamming.
  • the rotor is arranged concentrically in the stator, has a central flow opening and at least one transverse opening connecting it and lying inside the vessel.
  • the stator has a pouring opening lying transversely and connected to it and leading out of the vessel, and the rotor is only arranged in the region of the transverse opening within the stator so that it can rotate and / or move longitudinally.
  • a gas supply of an inert gas is preferably provided in the lower region between the rotor and the stator. This almost completely prevents air from being sucked into the melt.
  • the transverse opening in the stator is to be arranged at such a distance above the inner wall of the vessel that the cold and contaminated melt collecting directly above the bottom wall does not flow away.
  • the stator is preferably inserted with a vertical axis in the bottom of the vessel, but could also be implemented in the side wall with horizontal spout, in particular in the case of pans containing aluminum melt.
  • the stator contains at least one annular groove in the bore provided for the Roltor, which is arranged below the transverse flow opening and is surrounded by the sealing cylindrical surface. Radial through openings connect this annular groove to the inside of the vessel.
  • the melt flowing through the openings in the stator or rotor normally results in a negative pressure, including in the sealing gap between the rotor and stator, which can cause air to be sucked in from the outside. With this ring groove, the vacuum is interrupted and practically prevented from being sucked in.
  • a closure 10 according to FIG. 1 is arranged in the spout 13 of the vessel wall 14 of a partially illustrated vessel 11, the latter consisting of a steel jacket 12 and a refractory wall 14 and can be, for example, a pan or an intermediate container for molten steel.
  • the closure 10 essentially consists of a refractory stator 15 embedded in the vessel wall 14, a refractory rotor 16 rotatably mounted therein and a drive mechanism 24.
  • the rotor 16 is held in a housing 25 and coupled via a drive connection (not shown) to a rotating ring 21 which is driven by a drive motor in a controllable manner via a pinion 26.
  • the stator 15 is designed as a sleeve and has a conical outer surface for the purpose of placing it in the vessel wall 14 without problems. It extends into the interior of the vessel 11 and has two transverse openings 17 and 18 therein, which are round, but also have a different cross-sectional shape, such as can be designed as elongated holes in the horizontal or vertical direction.
  • the concentrically guided in the stator 15 rotor 16 has an axially extending blind hole 19 'and with the aforementioned openings 17 and 18 communicating transverse openings 19 which have a defined distance, approximately 20 to 70 mm, from the inner wall 14'.
  • the closure In the position shown, the closure is in the open position and, for example, molten steel can flow through the openings 17, 18 and 19 into a mold in a controllable manner.
  • the rotor can also be designed as a dip tube extended into the melt of the mold.
  • Fig.2 shows a variant of a refractory stator / rotor unit similar to that of Figure 1, but in which only a transverse opening 31 and a spout 31 'connected thereto in the Rotor 33 is provided and the stator 32 is hat-shaped. Again, a sealing cylindrical surface 30 is provided between the latter and the rotor 33 within the area in the melt. The inside diameter of the stator is widened within the vessel wall 14 in order to achieve the aforementioned play 34. At the lower end of the stator bore, an annular gap 35 is formed with a connecting line 36 into which inert gas, for example argon, is blown in to prevent air intake.
  • the transverse opening 31 is guided obliquely down into the pouring opening 31 ', but could also be arranged vertically to the latter.
  • a unit according to Fig.3 and Fig.4 in turn consists of a refractory sleeve designed in the vessel wall 14 stator 42 and a rotatably guided refractory rotor 43.
  • a transverse opening 41 and a pouring opening 41 'emanating therefrom in the rotor 43 allow the pouring of melt from the container 11.
  • the stator 42 has an annular groove 44 in its bore and leading radial openings 44 'into this, which between the transverse opening 41 and the inner wall 14' of the vessel 11 come to lie.
  • the sealing cylindrical surface 40 between the stator 42 and the rotor 43 surrounds the opening 41 and also this annular groove 44, so that the melt located in this annular groove 44 is prevented from escaping.
  • a play 46 is again provided in the area lying in the vessel wall 14, which is achieved by tapering the outer diameter of the rotor.
  • a closure 50 according to FIG. 5 has a refractory stator / rotor unit, in which a frustoconical stator 52 is mortared into the spout 13 of the pan 11, has a sacklock-shaped opening 54 and a transverse opening 55 connected to it in the longitudinal direction, and a rotor 53 in the area of transverse opening 55 is rotatably and / or longitudinally displaceable in it.
  • a sealing cylindrical surface 56 is provided between the rotor 53 and the stator 52, which extends approximately over the entire area of the unit lying in the melt. Between the drive shaft 53 'and the surrounding bore in the stator 52, a defined game 57 is provided, with which jamming of the shaft 53' is avoided in this bore.
  • the rotor 53 can either be rotated or shifted in the longitudinal direction for the purpose of opening or closing the closure 50.
  • a pouring tube 58 is connected to the flow opening 54 of the stator 52 and usually extends into the melt of a mold.
  • the stator 52 contains a refractory high-value insert 52 ′ surrounding the rotor 53 ⁇ for the purpose of increasing the service life, which is preferably embedded in the refractory cast stator 52.
  • the flow opening 55 runs differently from the variant according to FIG. 5 insofar as it, after having passed through the sealing surface 56 'between the rotor 53 ⁇ and the stator 52, is brought out of it approximately in the middle of the rotor 53 ⁇ .
  • the refractory stator 52 contains below its transverse opening 55 an annular groove 60 surrounding the rotor 53, which is connected to the inside of the vessel via at least one opening 61 and from the sealing cylindrical surface 56 between the rotor 53 and the stator 52' surround is.
  • this makes it possible to avoid undesired air being sucked into the melt located in the transverse opening 55 and there leading to reoxidation of the liquid steel.
  • FIG. 8 and 9 each show a variant of the closure 10 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the stator 15 'and the rotor 16' which is rotatably guided in it according to FIG. 8 each have a mutually contacting one another in the operating state and perpendicular to the cylindrical surface 20 running ring surface 75.76.
  • These ring surfaces form an additional seal in addition to the sealing surface 20 provided in any case between the stator 15 'and the rotor 16'. This prevents metal melt from flowing into the widened space between the stator and the rotor in the region located within the vessel wall.
  • the stator / rotor unit 15 ⁇ , 16 ⁇ differs from that according to Figure 8 only in that the additional sealing ring surfaces 75 ', 76' at an incline, preferably between 30 ° and 60 ° to the cylindrical sliding surface 20 run and the rotor 16 ⁇ has put on an annular seal 77, which is made of a refractory material with good sliding properties, such as Graphite. To center it, this ring seal 77 is positioned on a stop surface 78 on the rotor 16 ⁇ .
  • the ring seal could of course also be embedded in the stator 15 ⁇ .
  • Stator and rotor 15 ', 16' respectively. 15 ⁇ , 16 ⁇ are advantageously pressed against each other on these ring surfaces under a slight contact pressure (a few kilograms).
  • stator / rotor units described are particularly intended for vessels with molten steel, in which they are arranged in the bottom of the vessel with a vertical spout. However, it would preferably be conceivable for vessels with light metal melts to be installed in the side wall with a horizontal spout.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)
  • Furnace Charging Or Discharging (AREA)
  • Motor Or Generator Frames (AREA)
  • Continuous Casting (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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  • Treatment Of Steel In Its Molten State (AREA)
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EP89115072A 1988-09-29 1989-08-16 Feuerfeste Stator/Rotor-Einheit für einen Verschluss am Ausguss eines Metallschmelze enthaltenden Behälters Expired - Lifetime EP0361052B1 (de)

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CH3629/88A CH676811A5 (ko) 1988-09-29 1988-09-29

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US (1) US5078306A (ko)
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JP (1) JPH02117767A (ko)
KR (1) KR970005374B1 (ko)
CN (1) CN1026563C (ko)
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CA (1) CA1340564C (ko)
CH (1) CH676811A5 (ko)
DE (2) DE3926249A1 (ko)
ES (1) ES2048247T3 (ko)
FI (1) FI87427C (ko)
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US5078306A (en) 1992-01-07
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FI894405A0 (fi) 1989-09-18
CH676811A5 (ko) 1991-03-15
FI87427B (fi) 1992-09-30
CN1041553A (zh) 1990-04-25
FI87427C (fi) 1993-01-11
BR8904884A (pt) 1990-05-08
BR8904883A (pt) 1990-05-08
JPH0339785B2 (ko) 1991-06-14
EP0361052A3 (de) 1991-08-14
FI894405A (fi) 1990-03-30
CN1026563C (zh) 1994-11-16
ZA895689B (en) 1990-04-25
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ES2048247T3 (es) 1994-03-16
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