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Monitoring device for a sliding closure, a casting tube changer or the like on a metallurgical vessel

US9085029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2011
Grant dateJul 21, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/20
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Monitoring device for sliding closures, casting tube changers or the like on a foundry ladle or a similar metallurgical vessel, wherein the device has an electronics system for detecting parameters of the monitored device that are functionally important during casting. In order to ensure trouble-free functioning of the electronics system, the system is housed in a unit fastened to the foundry ladle. The unit has thermal insulation and is provided with an air cooling system which is operated with purified cooling air and can be electrically driven both by an energy source supplied by the waste heat of the foundry ladle and by an external energy source.

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