(19)
(11) EP 2 198 228 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/43

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

(21) Application number: 08807219.4

(22) Date of filing: 09.10.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C22B 7/00(2006.01)
F27D 3/00(2006.01)
C22B 21/00(2006.01)
 F27B 3/04(2006.01)
F27D 27/00(2010.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2008/002673
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/047624 (16.04.2009 Gazette 2009/16)

(54)

DEVICE FOR SUBMERGING MATERIAL INTO LIQUID METAL BY AN ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRER

VORRICHTUNG ZUM EINTAUCHEN VON MATERIAL IN FLÜSSIGMETALL MIT EINEM ELEKTROMECHANISCHEN RÜHRER

DISPOSITIF POUR SUBMERGER UN MATÉRIAU DANS DU MÉTAL LIQUIDE À L'AIDE D'UN AGITATEUR ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 09.10.2007 US 960668 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25

(73) Proprietor: ABB AB
721 83 Västerås (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • RYDHOLM, Bengt
    S-722 23 Vasteras (SE)
  • SVENSSON, Erik
    S-722 22 Vasteras (SE)
  • LUNDSTROM, Alf
    S-722 14 Vasteras (SE)
  • HACKL, Helmut
    S-722 15 Västerås (SE)
  • SJODEN, Olof
    S-611 45 Nykoping (SE)
  • ERIKSSON, Jan-Erik
    S-723 55 Vasteras (SE)
  • KROON, Tord
    S-722 22 Vasteras (SE)
  • LINDBLAD, Tord
    S-722 46 Vasteras (SE)

(74) Representative: Kock, Ina 
ABB AB Intellectual Property Ingenjör Bååths Gata 11
721 83 Västerås
721 83 Västerås (SE)


(56) References cited: : 
GB-A- 2 266 896
   
       
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