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Apparatus for cooling metal sections

US4120455A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1977
Grant dateOct 17, 1978
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Expiry dateJan 19, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21B2045/0221
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Cooling apparatus for cooling metal sections comprises a series of sprayers for simultaneously spraying a mixture of liquid and gas. Each sprayer has a gas inlet at one end and a mixture outlet at the other end. One or more liquid inlets are provided between two distinct peripheral shoulders. An elongate gas-supply manifold has outlet orifices adapted to seat the gas-inlet-side shoulders of the respective sprayers in a gas-tight manner. An elongate liquid-supply manifold has outlet orifices adapted to seat the mixture-outlet-side shoulders of the respective sprayers in a liquid-tight manner.

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