Apparatus for cleaning metallurgical vessels such as slag pots and ladles
AssigneeL. B. Foster Company
InventorAlvin E. Herz
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are provided for cleaning metallurgical vessels such as slag pots, ladles and the like by inducing vibration into such vessel from a housing clamped to said vessel and containing a vibratory means such as rotating eccentric weights.
Claims9
An apparatus for cleaning metallurgical vessels such as slag pots, metal ladles, ingot molds, and the like having a separate carrier engaging said vessel intermediate its top and bottom comprising a housing, clamp means on said housing for engaging tightly over the top of the vessel to be cleaned, holding means on said housing for engaging said separate carrier and acting with said clamp means to hold the vessel and carrier against separation and vibratory means in the housing acting through the housing to induce vibratory motion in the vessel.
An apparatus for cleaning open top metallurgical vessels such as slag pots, ladles, ingot molds and the like having a separate carrier engaging said vessel intermediate its top and bottom comprising a mobile power source, clamp means extending from said power source for engaging over the top edge of said open top vessel to be cleaned, holding means on said power source for engaging said separate carrier and acting to hold said carrier and vessel together and vibratory means directly attached to said clamp to vibrate said vessel while attached to said clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.