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PCT No. PCT/FR96/00572 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 24, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 24, 1998 PCT Filed Apr. 15, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/34713 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 7, 1996A tube changing device is comprised of a chassis (16) mounted of the distributor (2), refractory pieces (10, 18, 22) that delimit a casting gutter, these refractory pieces being comprised of at least one fixed place (18) and a tube having a plate (24) in its upper part, means for generating pressure for applying the plate (24) of the tube (22) against the fixed plate (18), a position for introducing a new tube (22a), a casting position and a position for evacuating the worn tube (22b), guidance means (18, 48) that permit the new tube (22a) to pass from the introduction position to the casting position and the worn tube (22) to pass from the casting position to the evacuation position, actuation means (34, 36) for moving the new tube from the introduction position to the casting position and the worn tube from the casting position to the evacuation position. The introduction position, casting position and evacuation position are arranged around a convex cylindrical surface (18) that constitutes the periphery of the fixed plate.
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