LADLE FOR OUT-OF-FURNACE TREATMENT OF MELT STEEL Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: metallurgy, possibly steel making production. SUBSTANCE: ladle has housing with stepped cylindrical wall. Upper portion of said wall extends outside. Journal plates with journals and adjacent portions of lining are embedded inside housing. In housing between slope of its wall and journal plate there are supports with box shaped cross section. Said supports are lined with refractory material forming vertical protrusions. EFFECT: increased useful capacity and service life period, improved rigidity of ladle, enhanced strength of lining. 2 cl, 3 dwg