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EP 1036848 B1 20050126 - Runner for a shaft furnace

Title (en)

Runner for a shaft furnace

Title (de)

Abstichrinne für einen Schachtofen

Title (fr)

Rigole de coulée pour un four à cuve

Publication

EP 1036848 B1 20050126 (DE)

Application

EP 00105167 A 20000311

Priority

DE 19911639 A 19990316
DE 10009193 A 20000226

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1036848A1] A shaft furnace runner, has internally cooled copper staves (5) within or adjacent its refractory lining. An Independent claim is also included for the use of a copper stave, as described above, for cooling a tapping runner especially of a shaft furnace.

IPC 1-7

C21B 7/14; F27D 3/14

IPC 8 full level

C21B 7/14 (2006.01); F27D 1/12 (2006.01); F27D 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C21B 7/14 (2013.01); F27D 1/12 (2013.01); F27D 3/145 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1036848 A1 20000920; EP 1036848 B1 20050126; AT E287970 T1 20050215; ES 2234467 T3 20050701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00105167 A 20000311; AT 00105167 T 20000311; ES 00105167 T 20000311