Side-pouring apparatus
US4834272A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/04
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A side-pouring apparatus comprising a ladle tiltable about an axis of rotation and drive means for tilting said ladle, said ladle including molten-metal receptacle space, a molten-metal guide passage in communication with and extending sidewise from said molten-metal receptacle space, and a pouring spout in communication with said molten-metal guide passage and normal to said axis of rotation, said guide passage having a surface that forms a portion of said spout, said surface being curved so that the center of curvature of said surface substantially coincides with said axis of rotation.
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