John A Fish

US Patent:

20020139509, Oct 3, 2002

Filed:

Mar 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/113271

Inventors:

William Folder - Brownsburg IN, US
John Fish - Brownsburg IN, US

International Classification:

B22D011/06
B22D011/10

US Classification:

164/480000, 164/488000, 164/438000

Abstract:

A tundish has an outlet and outlet shroud through which to deliver molten metal to a caster. The tundish is preheated at a heating station and moved to a casting station while supported on a moveable tundish car such that the tundish outlet is induced to a set position relative to the car and such that the tundish is located against horizontal movement at the position of a vertical central line of the tundish outlet but is free to move thermally about that position. Tundish is supported in a raised position on hoists during preheating and movement to the casting station and then lowered by actuation of the hoists to allow insertion of an outlet shroud into a metal distributor vessel of the caster.