SLAG CONTROL SHAPE RELEASE APPARATUS FOR MOLTEN METAL VESSELS

摘要

A slag control shape (32) is releasably mounted on a cover (28) for a molten metal vessel (10). An actuator (60) retracts a release member from engagement with the slag control shape to allow the slag control shape to freely drop into the molten metal receptacle. The actuating end of the actuator is located at an easily accessible operator position for remote actuation of the release member. The release member (286) is mounted on a lid (260) removably mountable in a bore (42) in the cover (28) and the actuator (304) is mounted on the cover and releasibly connected to the release member (286), In another embodiment, the release member (366) is mounted on a base (352) which is in turn removably mounted in the bore (42) in the cover (28). The hanger (48) of a slag control shape (32) extends through an aperture in the base (352) and is engaged by the release member (366).