CRACK RESISTANT VALVE PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOLTEN METAL SLIDE GATE VALVE - Patent 0842002

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EP 0 842 002 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/21

(21)	Application number: 95928161.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.08.1995

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B22D 11/ 10^{( . )}

B22D 41/ 28^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1995/009495

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/004904 (13.02.1997 Gazette 1997/08)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(71)	Applicant: VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY
	Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RICHARD, Francois, Noel F-5400 Nancy (FR) KING, Patrick, D. Rantoul, IL 61866 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wuillemin, Lucien
	68 rue Paul Deudon, BP 19 59750 Feignies 59750 Feignies (FR)

(54)	CRACK RESISTANT VALVE PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOLTEN METAL SLIDE GATE VALVE