Method and apparatus for emptying bottle cars
US4367865A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D3/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for emptying bottle cars 22 of hot metal and slag. A rotatable bottle 24 is mounted to a railroad car for movement of molten iron between a blast furnace and a steel making facility such as a basic oxygen furnace or the like. To facilitate emptying the bottle, a section 32 of railroad track, shorter than the length between the wheels of the car, is moved transversely from beneath the bottle to one side of the car and the bottle rotated as much as 180.degree. to pour contents of the bottle from a central opening into a receiving ladle 14 below the track. The path of the contents passes through the area from which the track section was removed. Stops 50 prevent movement of the bottle car after the section has been moved.
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