CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A REFRACTORY-MADE PLATE OF A SLIDING GATE

摘要

The object of the present invention is a clamp for clamping device for a refractory plate in a seating of a slide valve in a casting installation, the said clamp having on one hand a thrust zone whereon it can receive a clamping force tending to push the clamp against a refractory plate located in the seating and, on the other hand, two ends of which each is capable of being applied against one edge of the refractory plate. The clamp is characterised in that it is capable of being elastically deformed in that each of its two ends is conformed such that it bears against the corresponding edge of the refractory plate when a clamping force is applied to the clamp also bears against the wall of the seating under the effect of expansion of the plate or a greater clamping force. One of the advantages of the clamp, and in that the clamp is also deformed such that the clamp according to the invention is that it adapts automatically to the geometry of the plate which it is required to immobilise, so that variations in shape between plates due to their fabrication process do not cause any clamping problems.