Global Patent Index - EP 0956917 B1

EP 0956917 B1 20040929 - Metallurgical vessel

Title (en)

Metallurgical vessel

Title (de)

Metallurgisches Gefäss

Title (fr)

Récipient métallurgique

Publication

EP 0956917 B1 20040929 (DE)

Application

EP 99109152 A 19990510

Priority

DE 19820727 A 19980511

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0956917A1] The metallurgical vessel incorporates devices which are positioned around the tapping hole (5), and serve for blowing a gas opposite to the melt flow direction (3) into the melt bath (4) to prevent hollow vortex formation during tapping. An Independent claim is also included for a method for tapping off molten metal comprising blowing of a gas into the vessel at least when the residual melt volume in the vessel has fallen below a specified value.

IPC 1-7

B22D 41/58

IPC 8 full level

B22D 1/00 (2006.01); B22D 41/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 1/005 (2013.01); B22D 41/58 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FI FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0956917 A1 19991117; EP 0956917 B1 20040929; AT E277708 T1 20041015; DE 19820727 A1 19991125; DE 59910622 D1 20041104; ES 2230765 T3 20050501

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99109152 A 19990510; AT 99109152 T 19990510; DE 19820727 A 19980511; DE 59910622 T 19990510; ES 99109152 T 19990510