摘要 |
<p>A device for loading a shaft furnace having a lower cone (20). The device includes lower sealing members (48, 60) for sealing off an upper hopper (34) from a lower hopper (14) and collecting a load material. When opened, said lower sealing members (48, 60) are arranged to define a clear central material flow channel (50). The material flow forms a compact and focused flow. Members (28, 30, 24, 26) for moving the lower cone are arranged so that they do not hinder focusing of said flow. A deflecting surface (66) is arranged above the lower cone (20) to split the focused flow into a flow having rotational symmetry, whereby, inter alia, an improved filling symmetry in the lower hopper (14) is achieved.</p> |