Automatic tuyere puncher
US4989839A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21C5/48
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for automatically or semi-automatically controlling the operation of a tuyere puncher comprises a distance measuring device which measures the distance of the puncher from a reference position, and a programmable device having a memory which may be used to store the position of each tuyere relative to such reference position, the capability of communicating with the distance measuring device to obtain the current puncher position, input capability to read signals from external devices, output capability to control indicating devices and the movement and punching operations of the puncher, and the calculating facility to determine the motion of the puncher to punch all possible punchable tuyeres.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.