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EP 1955794 B1 20120201 - Tundish with impact pad for avoiding splash and rotative swivel

Title (en)

Tundish with impact pad for avoiding splash and rotative swivel

Title (de)

Verteilergefäß mit einem Spritzer und Wirbel vermeidenden Einbaukörper

Title (fr)

Repartiteur de coulee avec dalle d'impact evitant les eclaboussures et les toubillons

Publication

EP 1955794 B1 20120201 (DE)

Application

EP 08002091 A 20080205

Priority

DE 102007007014 A 20070208
DE 102007060140 A 20071213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1955794A1] A steel tundish (2) inlet zone (3) incorporates inward-inclined baffles rims (10) angled outer margins (33). The incoming flow of liquid steel (8) is gently decellerated and then discharged at a uniform rate in laminar flow.

IPC 8 full level

B22D 41/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B22D 41/003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1955794 A1 20080813; EP 1955794 B1 20120201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08002091 A 20080205