SKIP FILLING SYSTEM FOR BLAST FURNACE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC C21B7/00 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to metallurgy, particularly to skip filling system of a blast furnace. The system includes skip hoist, two skips, cables, skip bridge where two skip stoppers and six cable guiding pulleys are installed, with two pulleys mounted immobile in the middle part of the skip bridge and four pulleys mounted at the top overhanging part of the skip bridge. The system includes also two cable pull compensation devices mounted at the top overhanging part of the skip bridge in blast furnace charging zone, each device including one cable guide pulley on a base mounted on the case. A drive enabling vertical lift of the base and pulley is located below the case.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability of system operation.

2 cl, 6 dwg