摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ladle turret that prevents a lifting mechanism form being broken by impact during the transfer of a ladle and lateral external force to surely keep the height of a lifting frame.SOLUTION: A ladle turret 1 comprises: a link-type lifting frame 8 for holding ladles 3; a turret main body 7 that supports the lifting frame 8 liftably using a hydraulic cylinder or a screw jack; and ladle turning means 9 that turns the turret main body 7 around a turning shaft R facing in a vertical direction to move the ladle 3 to a hot water pouring position P. The turret main body 7 is provided with a stopper portion 30 that contacts the lifting frame 8 to restrict the ladles 3 from moving below a predetermined hot water-pouring height. |