Global Patent Index - EP 0914222 A1

EP 0914222 A1 19990512 - SHROUDING MEANS

Title (en)

SHROUDING MEANS

Title (de)

EINRICHTUNG ZUR ABSCHIRMUNG

Title (fr)

ENVELOPPE DE PROTECTION

Publication

EP 0914222 A1 19990512 (EN)

Application

EP 97931931 A 19970715

Priority

  • GB 9701911 W 19970715
  • GB 9615765 A 19960726

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9804370A1] A means to shroud molten metal flowing from an outlet in a molten metal handling vessel, comprises a tubular shroud (20) having an enlarged head portion (22) to be fixed to the underside of the vessel in correspondence with the outlet, and a sleeve or collar (10, 40) to fit over the tubular shroud, with one end (11, 41) of the sleeve or collar (10, 40) in contact with the enlarged head portion (22), the sleeve or collar (10, 40) having an inlet (12, 42) for gas and a gas conduit (13, 43) to lead the gas to the interior of the enlarged head portion (22) of the shroud (20). The vessel may be a ladle and the shrouding means may be fixed to the underside of the ladle or it may be fixed to the ladle via a slide gate valve.

IPC 1-7

B22D 37/00; B22D 11/10

IPC 8 full level

B22D 11/106 (2006.01); B22D 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 11/106 (2013.01); B22D 37/005 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9804370A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9804370 A1 19980205; AR 007971 A1 19991124; AT E190253 T1 20000315; AU 3551497 A 19980220; DE 69701401 D1 20000413; EP 0914222 A1 19990512; EP 0914222 B1 20000308; GB 9615765 D0 19960904; TW 358047 B 19990511; ZA 976433 B 19980302

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9701911 W 19970715; AR P970103312 A 19970723; AT 97931931 T 19970715; AU 3551497 A 19970715; DE 69701401 T 19970715; EP 97931931 A 19970715; GB 9615765 A 19960726; TW 86110512 A 19970724; ZA 976433 A 19970721