EP0578680A1 - Slide bolt for melting pots. - Google Patents
Slide bolt for melting pots.Info
- Publication number
- EP0578680A1 EP0578680A1 EP92907357A EP92907357A EP0578680A1 EP 0578680 A1 EP0578680 A1 EP 0578680A1 EP 92907357 A EP92907357 A EP 92907357A EP 92907357 A EP92907357 A EP 92907357A EP 0578680 A1 EP0578680 A1 EP 0578680A1
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- Prior art keywords
- slide
- cassette
- guide
- blocks
- slider
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- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 9
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Classifications
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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
- B22D41/22—Closures sliding-gate type, i.e. having a fixed plate and a movable plate in sliding contact with each other for selective registry of their openings
- B22D41/24—Closures sliding-gate type, i.e. having a fixed plate and a movable plate in sliding contact with each other for selective registry of their openings characterised by a rectilinearly movable plate
Definitions
- the invention relates to a slide closure for melt vessels with a base plate arranged in a stationary manner in a base cassette connected to the vessel and with a slide plate arranged linearly displaceable relative to the base plate, arranged in a slide cassette, the slide cassette being movable on guides connected to the base cassette and two symmetrically to the spout ⁇ opening arranged Span ⁇ organe are provided to generate a pressure of the slide plate against the bottom plate.
- a generic slide closure is described in DE-PS 32 08 101, In the known closure, the slide plate is inserted into a support frame forming a slide cassette, which in turn is part of a separate slide carriage; the carriage is in turn guided in guides attached to a housing connected to the vessel and displaceable relative to the stationary base cassette.
- the clamping elements for generating the pressure of the base plate and slide plate are integrated against each other in the slide carriage.
- the known slide lock has the disadvantage that the slide lock has a complicated structure with a comparatively large number of individual parts, which, in addition to a correspondingly high outlay for the production of the slide lock and the spare parts holding, has the disadvantage in particular that handling of the slide lock when Replacing the bottom and slide plate, which is to be addressed as wearing parts and is made of a refractory material, is complex.
- the guides for the slide slide after the tensioning organs have been released, the guides for the slide slide have to be removed from the vessel-fixed housing, the associated housing has to be partially dismantled and then the entire slide unit has to be removed from the housing before the wearing parts in the form of the bottom and Slider plate are accessible for replacement.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of improving a generic slide closure in such a way that its manufacture and maintenance are simplified and the replacement of the slide and of the base plate is facilitated.
- the invention is embodied in the basic idea that the slide cassette has on its longitudinal sides parallel to the axis of displacement two rod-like guide sections which are guided in two guide blocks connected to the vessel-fixed base cassette on both sides of the axis of displacement and symmetrically to the pouring opening and that the guide blocks on the base cassette are movably supported relative to the latter and take up the tensioning elements.
- the slide cassette has recesses running on the associated longitudinal sides between its outer corners and that the guide sections extend between the receiving blocks formed by the recesses at the corners and in this area through guide openings in the Guide blocks run.
- Such a design is associated with a compact design because the slide cassette does not have any parts for guiding that extend beyond its given size.
- the displacement path of the slide cassette is at the same time fixed, the receiving blocks forming the limit stop on the guide blocks during the displacement movement.
- the guide sections arranged on the slide cassette are designed as separate guide rods which run through the guide openings of the guide blocks; at the same time, the slide cassette is detachably connected to the receiving blocks on at least one side with one of the guide rods.
- the receiving blocks on the lock side are slotted on their side facing away from the vessel, and at the same time the guide rods have flats in their area corresponding to the dimension of the receiving blocks have a smaller distance from each other than the dimension of the slots.
- the guide rod on the lock side is preferably provided at one end with a locking lever which is fixed in the locked position of the slide cassette with the guide rod in a holder arranged on the slide cassette. This results in a very simple way, by rotating the guide rod on the lock side by means of the locking lever, to bring the flats of the guide rod into alignment with the slots in the receiving blocks, so that the slide cassette with the receiving blocks can be folded down from the guide rod.
- the guide rod is arranged on the lock side in the associated receiving blocks of the slide cassette so that it can be moved slowly and in the locked position with its cross-section not flattened, it is partially in the receiving blocks. This ensures that even if the guide rod is accidentally rotated, the tidy flats cannot pass through the slots in the receiving blocks; on the contrary, this is only possible if, due to the longitudinal displacement of the guide rod beforehand, the partial sections of the guide rod provided with the flats correspond to the extensions of the slots in the receiving blocks.
- the two guide blocks for holding the guide rods and thus the slide cassette are held on the floor cassette by means of pressure bolts, the tensioning elements designed as disc springs being pretensioned between the respective bolt head of the pressure bolts and the associated guide block.
- the guide blocks are additionally held against the base cassette via guide pins arranged in them, so that an angular position of the slide cassette against the base cassette is excluded.
- the base cassette and slide cassette have openings in a manner known per se for receiving the base plate and slide plate, which are made of a refractory material, the base plate and the slide plate being designed in an identical manner.
- the thickness of the plate made of refractory material that can be used as a base plate or slide plate is dimensioned somewhat larger than the structural height of the assigned openings in the base cassette or slide cassette, and this configuration ensures that the desired and mediated via the tensioning elements Surface pressure is achieved exclusively on the base or slide plate and is not reduced by contact with other parts of the slide closure. At the same time, this measure reduces the friction to be overcome during the displacement movement, because only the base and slide plates, which consist of a refractory material, slide on one another.
- the invention provides that the slide cassette has on its side facing away from the vessel a holder for the holder of an outlet sleeve, the sleeve carrier being fixable in the holder in the manner of a bayonet lock.
- the sleeve carrier can be used to carry a protective plate to be arranged on the underside of the slide closure, which protects the slide closure from the effects of heat and splashes.
- the protective plate can be an assembly aid for the sleeve carrier when it is fixed in the holder that a simple exchange of the outlet sleeve is also ensured in this way.
- Fig. 2 shows the subject of Figure 1 in a view from below.
- a base plate 14 is fixedly connected, preferably welded, to the bottom of the melting vessel 10, which base plate also receives the base sleeve 12.
- a base cassette 16 which has an opening 17 for receiving the base plate 18 made of a refractory material, is fixed in place on the base plate 14 via bolts 15.
- two guide blocks 19 are held in a symmetrical arrangement on both sides of the pouring opening 13, each via a pressure pin 20 and two guide pins 21.
- the guide blocks 19 are movable along the holding and guiding elements 19, 20 against the bottom cassette 16, by providing between the bolt heads 22 and the guide blocks 19 supporting, designed as plate springs clamping members 23.
- the guide pins 21 ensure a parallel alignment of the Guide blocks 19 to the bottom cassette 16, which is important for the mechanics of the slide closure, as will be described later; at the same time, the guide pins absorb restoring moments from the tensioning members 23.
- the guide blocks 19 have guide openings 24 towards the pouring opening 13, in which guide rods 25 can be moved in a longitudinally movable manner.
- the guide rods 25 are connected to the slide cassette 26 aligned parallel to the base cassette 16, so that the slide cassette 26 is held and guided in the guide blocks 19 via the guide rod 25.
- the slide cassette 26 has recesses 27 on its long sides pointing towards the guide blocks 19, as a result of which receptacle blocks 28 for connecting the slide cassette 26 to the guide rods 25 are formed on the outer corners.
- the slide cassette 26 is detachably arranged on one side of the associated guide rod 25, so that here there is a lock side 30, while the other guide rod 25 forms a hinge side 29 which the slide cassette 26 can be folded down.
- the associated guide rod 25 is mounted to be longitudinally movable and has at one end a locking lever 31 which can be pivoted with the rotatably arranged guide rod 25 and is fixed in the latched position in a pocket 32 formed on the slide cassette 26.
- the associated receiving blocks 28 are slotted on their side facing away from the melting vessel 10, and the guide rod 25 has a flattened area 33 over an area corresponding to the dimensions of the receiving blocks 28, the diameter of the guide rod 26 in the area of the flattened areas 33 being somewhat smaller than the width of the slots in the receiving blocks 28, so that the slots and the flattened areas are aligned
- the guide rod 25 passes through the receiving blocks 28 of the slide cassette 26 on the lock side 30.
- the slide cassette 26 also has an associated opening 34, in which a slide plate 35 is inserted, the base plate 18 and slide plate 35 having an identical shape, so that the plates are mutually interchangeable and can also be used in the reversed state.
- a holder 39 is also attached to the slide cassette 26, in which a sleeve carrier 36 can be fixed in the manner of a bayonet lock, which in turn carries an outlet sleeve 37.
- a protective plate 38 is fastened to the sleeve carrier 36 and protects the slide from below from heat and splashes of the melt. As not shown further, the protective plate 38 can preferably be round and can be carried out in two steps, while at the same time it represents an assembly aid for the sleeve carrier 36 when changing the outlet sleeve 37.
- the figures show the open position of the slide closure, in which the associated pouring openings in the perforated brick 11, the base plate 18, the slide plate 35 and the outlet sleeve 37 are aligned. If the slide closure is to be brought into its closed position from this position, the slide cassette 26 is shown in the illustration shown in FIG. Position shifted upwards until the receiving blocks 28 located in the shown position at a distance from the guide blocks 19 strike the guide blocks 19. In this position, the slide plate 35 is displaced relative to the stationary base plate 18 in such a way that the pouring opening is covered in the base plate.
- the movement of the slide cassette 26 can be initiated via mechanical or hydraulic actuating devices, which are not shown in detail, the relevant drive systems being set apart from the slide closure and being able to be connected to it in a few simple steps. Due to the good accessibility of the parts of the slide closure and the lack of a complex mechanism or slide arrangement, the weight of the parts to be moved is comparatively low, so that the drive systems need not be so complex.
- the preload in the region of the guide blocks 19 must first be eliminated by loosening the two pressure bolts 20. Then on the lock side 30 the locking lever 31 is lifted out of the pocket 32 which fixes it and pivoted by 90 degrees, as a result of which the arrangements 33 provided on the associated guide rod 25 are brought into alignment with the slots in the receiving blocks 28. The guide rod 25 is then axially displaced until the sections of the guide rod 25 provided with the flats 33 have completely entered the receiving blocks 28.
- the slide cassette 26 can then be folded down on its opposite hinge side around the guide rod 25 located there are so that the plates 18, 35 inserted in the openings 17 in the bottom cassette 16 and 34 in the slide cassette 26 are freely accessible. After the corresponding change, the slide cassette is closed in the reverse order and the lock side is locked, and after the pressure bolts 20 are tightened again until the desired pretensioning, the slide lock is ready for operation again.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)
Abstract
Un verrou à coulisse est décrit pour récipients de fusion ayant une plaque de fond fixée à demeure dans une cassette de fond reliée au récipient et une plaque coulissante située dans une cassette coulissante et linéairement mobile par rapport à la plaque de fond. La cassette coulissante est mobile sur des guides reliés à la cassette de fond et deux organes de serrage disposés symétriquement par rapport à l'orifice de coulée sollicitent la plaque coulissante contre la plaque de fond. Afin de simplifier la structure d'un tel verrou et de faciliter l'accès aux plaques réfractaires, la cassette coulissante (26) comprend deux sections allongées de guidage (25) qui s'étendent sur ses côtés longitudinaux parallèles à l'axe de déplacement. Les sections de guidage (25) sont guidées dans deux blocs de guidage (19) disposés des deux côtés de l'axe de déplacement, symétriquement par rapport à l'orifice de coulée (13), et reliés à la cassette de fond (16) fixée au récipient. Les blocs de guidage 919) sont montés mobiles sur la cassette de fond (16) et reçoivent les organes de serrage (23).A slide latch is disclosed for melting vessels having a bottom plate permanently attached to a bottom cassette connected to the vessel and a sliding plate located within a sliding cassette and linearly movable relative to the bottom plate. The sliding cassette is movable on guides connected to the bottom cassette and two clamping members arranged symmetrically with respect to the pouring orifice urge the sliding plate against the bottom plate. In order to simplify the structure of such a lock and to facilitate access to the refractory plates, the sliding cassette (26) comprises two elongated guide sections (25) which extend on its longitudinal sides parallel to the axis of movement. . The guide sections (25) are guided in two guide blocks (19) arranged on both sides of the axis of movement, symmetrically with respect to the casting orifice (13), and connected to the bottom cassette (16 ) attached to the container. The guide blocks 919) are movably mounted on the bottom cassette (16) and receive the clamping members (23).
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE4111211 | 1991-04-06 | ||
DE4111211 | 1991-04-06 | ||
PCT/DE1992/000283 WO1992017298A1 (en) | 1991-04-06 | 1992-04-03 | Slide bolt for melting pots |
Publications (2)
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EP0578680A1 true EP0578680A1 (en) | 1994-01-19 |
EP0578680B1 EP0578680B1 (en) | 1995-12-20 |
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EP92907357A Expired - Lifetime EP0578680B1 (en) | 1991-04-06 | 1992-04-03 | Slide bolt for melting pots |
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US (1) | US5421563A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0578680B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2668286B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE59204770D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992017298A1 (en) |
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IT1261973B (en) * | 1992-12-15 | 1996-06-11 | DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF DRAWER SPRAYERS, IN GENERAL FOR LIQUID METAL CONTAINERS | |
US5817246A (en) * | 1995-05-20 | 1998-10-06 | Usx Corporation | Sliding gate |
TW369448B (en) * | 1997-07-16 | 1999-09-11 | Stopinc Ag | Sliding gate valve for a vessel containing molten metal |
AU756819B2 (en) * | 1998-07-26 | 2003-01-23 | Stopinc Ag | Slide gate for a container containing molten metal |
WO2004069449A2 (en) * | 2003-02-03 | 2004-08-19 | Stopinc Aktiengesellschaft | Sliding closure for a melting pot containing a metal melt, preferably a converter |
CH702467B1 (en) | 2009-12-21 | 2021-07-15 | Stopinc Ag | Sliding closure for a metallurgical container. |
US8783528B1 (en) | 2010-08-27 | 2014-07-22 | J.W. Hicks, Inc. | Slide gate for casting operations |
CH710652B1 (en) * | 2015-01-23 | 2019-06-28 | Refractory Intellectual Property Gmbh & Co Kg | Sliding closure for a container containing molten metal. |
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US3352465A (en) * | 1965-05-06 | 1967-11-14 | United States Steel Corp | Refractory closure member for bottom pour vessels |
CH449861A (en) * | 1967-02-24 | 1968-01-15 | Metacon Ag | Casting device |
BE756374A (en) * | 1969-09-24 | 1971-03-18 | Uss Eng & Consult | SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR SHUTTER DRAWER |
IE36371L (en) * | 1971-06-07 | 1972-12-07 | Uss Eng & Consult | Gate valve for a foundry ladle |
IT1028952B (en) * | 1975-04-24 | 1979-02-10 | Sanac Spa | DRAWER SHUT-OFF DEVICE PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR LARGE MOLTEN METAL CONTAINERS |
DE2652593C2 (en) * | 1976-11-19 | 1979-05-03 | Zimmermann & Jansen Gmbh, 5160 Dueren | Slide gate for a ladle |
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1992
- 1992-04-03 EP EP92907357A patent/EP0578680B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-04-03 JP JP4507112A patent/JP2668286B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-04-03 WO PCT/DE1992/000283 patent/WO1992017298A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1992-04-03 DE DE59204770T patent/DE59204770D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1993
- 1993-04-03 US US08/133,012 patent/US5421563A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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DE59204770D1 (en) | 1996-02-01 |
JP2668286B2 (en) | 1997-10-27 |
WO1992017298A1 (en) | 1992-10-15 |
JPH06505921A (en) | 1994-07-07 |
US5421563A (en) | 1995-06-06 |
EP0578680B1 (en) | 1995-12-20 |
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