Apparatus for automatically fitting runner bricks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4256428
SERIAL NO

06008179

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An apparatus for automatically fitting runner bricks provided with a brick conveying apparatus comprising a movable gate-shaped girder, a lifting device moved by a traversing device mounted on the girder, a rotating device provided at the lower end of the lifting device and rotatable in a horizontal plane, a sliding device slidable in the horizontal direction at the lower end of the rotating device, and a gripping device provided with a vacuum-sucking device at the lower end of the sliding device, a surface plate rotating apparatus which can rotate a horizontal ingot making surface plate within a range in which the above mentioned traversing device can move, a movable work carriage loaded with bricks and a carriage position detecting apparatus which can be fixed on the work carriage running track and is provided, as required, with a brick aligning device for aligning the bricks on the uppermost step of the bricks mounted on the work carriage. With such apparatus, bricks can be fitted into running slots positively and quickly and the entire apparatus can be automated.

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  • SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kitayama, Shoji Kitakyushu, JP 1 1
Nakatani, Motohiko Kitakyushu, JP 2 6
Okamitsu, Hiroaki Kitakyushu, JP 1 1
Shibata, Toshiroh Kitakyushu, JP 2 3

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