Global Patent Index - EP 1337369 A4

EP 1337369 A4 20040623 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STANDING SURFACE WAVE AND TURBULENCE IN CONTINUOUS CASTING VESSEL

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STANDING SURFACE WAVE AND TURBULENCE IN CONTINUOUS CASTING VESSEL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG VON STEHENDEN OBERFLÄCHENWELLEN UND OBERFLÄCHENTURBULENZEN IN EINEM STRANGGUSSBEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LE CONTROLE D'ONDE DE SURFACE STATIONNAIRE ET DE TURBULENCE DANS UNE CUVE DE MOULAGE EN CONTINU

Publication

EP 1337369 A4 20040623 (EN)

Application

EP 01979655 A 20011011

Priority

  • US 0131627 W 20011011
  • US 69885800 A 20001027
  • US 96673401 A 20010928

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0234434A1] The apparatus of the present invention includes a molten metal vessel system for casting molten metal, the system comprising: (a) a vessel (1) containing molten metal (2) adapted to contain and dispense the molten metal (2) for casting, the vessel (1) having interior surfaces (8) and the molten metal forming an upper surface (9); (b) a submerged entry nozzle (3) exiting below the upper surface (9); and (c) a surface and/or a submerged flow modifier member (7, 11) disposed between at least one of the interior surfaces (8) and the submerged entry nozzle(3). The surface and/or submerged flow modifiers (7, 11) work to impede the formation of waves in the upper surface (9) of the molten metal (2). The present invention also includes a method for improving the quality of a continuous casting process.

IPC 1-7

B22D 41/08; B22D 11/10

IPC 8 full level

B22D 11/10 (2006.01); B22D 11/103 (2006.01); B22D 11/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 11/103 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0234434 A1 20020502; AU 1159102 A 20020506; BR 0114943 A 20040225; CA 2426223 A1 20020502; CN 1484561 A 20040324; CZ 20031269 A3 20040114; EP 1337369 A1 20030827; EP 1337369 A4 20040623; HU P0303280 A2 20040128; HU P0303280 A3 20051028; JP 2004512177 A 20040422; MX PA03003607 A 20041202; PL 361977 A1 20041018; SK 5142003 A3 20030911; TW 555607 B 20031001

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0131627 W 20011011; AU 1159102 A 20011011; BR 0114943 A 20011011; CA 2426223 A 20011011; CN 01821542 A 20011011; CZ 20031269 A 20011011; EP 01979655 A 20011011; HU P0303280 A 20011011; JP 2002537469 A 20011011; MX PA03003607 A 20011011; PL 36197701 A 20011011; SK 5142003 A 20011011; TW 90126407 A 20011025