Turning mechanism for the movement of ladles in steel mills
US4056197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1975 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/13
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A turning mechanism for the movement of casting ladles in steel mills of type wherein a member turning about a vertical shaft is provided with two diametrically opposite arms adapted to receive in each case a casting ladle. Each arm is fork-shaped and mounted to swing about a horizontal shaft fixed to the upper portion of the turning member. The two forked ends each receive a vertical support for the ladle pivotally mounted on a horizontal pivot received in the said forked end each support being pivotally connected at its upper end to one end of a rod whose other end is pivotally connected to the upper portion of the said turning member in such a way that the arm forms on each occasion with the corresponding rod a deformable parallelogram which constantly maintains the support in the vertical direction during the rotation of the arms.
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