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US 5,364,079 AGranted
Tiltable converter
AssigneeVoest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH
InventorsRudolf Gruber, Rupert Berger, Bernhard Enkner, Gerhard Losbichler
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AssigneeVoest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH
InventorsRudolf Gruber, Rupert Berger, Bernhard Enkner, Gerhard Losbichler
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A tiltable converter arrangement is disclosed in which a converter vessel is supported by a carrying ring surrounding and spaced from the converter. The carrying ring includes two diametrically oppositely arranged carrying trunnions. The converter is supported within the carrying ring by a plurality of guide rods, the converter being movable in the upright position. Each of the guide rods is designed as a pendulum rod each have a first end and a second end in which the first end is connected to the carrying ring by means of a spherical bearing and the second end connected to the converter vessel also by means of a spherical bearing, such as to provide an articulate universal joint between the carrying ring and the converter vessel.
In a tiltable converter arrangement comprising a converter vessel having a longitudinal axis, including a carrying ring surrounding and spaced from said converter vessel, said carrying ring disposed in a plane and having an upper side and a lower side and including two diametrically oppositely arranged carrying trunnions therefor, and a plurality of guide rods, said converter vessel being supported on said carrying ring exclusively by said plurality of guide rods, said converter being movable to an upright position, the improvement wherein each of said guide rods is designed as a pendulum rod having a first end and a second end, wherein a first spherical bearing means is provided to connect said first end with said carrying ring and wherein a second spherical bearing means is provided connecting said second end with said converter vessel, thereby providing an articulated universal joint therebetween, said pendulum rods being spaced one from the other and disposed solely on the lower side of said carrying ring relative to said converter vessel in the upright position.
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